Wooded and Hilly Landscape

Jacob van Ruisdael’s ‘Wooded and Hilly Landscape’ dates from the 1660s. Oil on canvas. The Cleveland Museum of Art calls it by this name without further specification.

Ruisdael’s landscapes often feature dramatic skies. Here, the foliage and rolling hills suggest a study of nature’s variety and depth.

Ruisdael lived during the Dutch Golden Age. He produced over 150 paintings of Dutch landscapes, though this work depicts the Dutch countryside.

Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio, https://clevelandart.org/art/1963.575