In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland — check current display status with the museum.
FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
It is not known if Ruisdael considered his paintings to be social or moral commentary, for no documents from his lifetime indicate how the artist or his patrons interpreted the works. But in this painting dangerous rapids block access to the chapel, and severed logs litter the middleground, hinting at life’s transience and the challenge to reach salvation.
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Jacob Isaacksz van Ruisdael — Mountainous Landscape with Wat
Jacob Isaacksz van Ruisdael — Rocky landscape
Jacob van Ruisdael — Wooded Landscape with a Waterfall
Jacob Isaacksz van Ruisdael — Bentheim Castle
Allaert van Everdingen — Swedish Landscape with a Waterfall
Jacob van Ruisdael — The Forest Stream
Jacob Isaacksz van Ruisdael — Landscape with watermill
Jacob van Ruisdael — Mountain Torrent
Cornelis François Roos — View in the Harz Mountains
Heinrich Wüest — Schaffhauser Rheinfall
Jacob van Ruisdael — Bridge with a Sluice
Pieter Jansz van Asch — Wooded Landscape
