Jacob Isaakszoon van Ruisdael (c. 1628-1682) painted rural scenes near his native town of Haarlem and in Germany, and excelled in depicting gnarled and weatherbeaten trees. The few figures in his pictures were painted by other artists.
Short Biography:
Ruisdael was born in Haarlem, where he probably worked with his uncle, the landscape painter Salomon van Ruysaael (c. 1600-1670). Jacob is considered the greatest realist landscape painter in Dutch art. Hobbema was one of his pupils.
Why is Jacob van Ruisdael famous?
Jacob van Ruisdael was a Dutch landscape painter, active in Amsterdam from about 1655.
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