Detail View: The AMICA Library: Dune Landscape with Oak Tree}
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AMICA ID:
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MMA_.1995.196
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AMICA Library Year:
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2000
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Object Type:
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Drawings and Watercolors
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Creator Name:
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Ruisdael, Jacob van
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Creator Nationality:
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European; Dutch
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Creator Role:
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artist
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Creator Dates/Places:
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Dutch, 1628-1682
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Made by Jacob van Ruisdael
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Title:
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Dune Landscape with Oak Tree}
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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1650-55
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Creation Start Date:
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1650
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Creation End Date:
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1655
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Materials and Techniques:
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Black chalk; brush and gray wash; gouache; framing lines in pen and brown ink.
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Dimensions:
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8 1/4 x 7 1/2 in. (21.0 x 19.1 cm)
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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New York, New York, USA
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ID Number:
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1995.196
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Credit Line:
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Fletcher Fund, 1995
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Rights:
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Context:
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The image of the oak tree is one for which Ruisdael is justly well known. In this highly finished drawing, which must have had an independent status since the artist monogrammed it, the majestic tree takes center stage atop a dune around which a small stream trickles. The footbridge crossing the gulley and the thatch hut nestled in the trees introduce a human element, whereas the high dunes in the background enhance the heroic character of this intimate view of nature imparted by its composition. With simply a light sketch in chalk elaborated with semi-opaque gray washes, Ruisdael created a sense of atmosphere and deeply receding space that belie the size of the paper on which the drawing is made. |
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MMA_.dp1995.196.R.tif
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