Bentheim Castle(painting)
Bentheim Castle(1653) is anoilon canvas painting by theDutch Golden Age painterJacob van Ruisdael.It is in the collection of theNational Gallery of Irelandin Dublin.[1]
This work is considered the most impressive of a dozen depictions Ruisdael made ofBentheim Castle.In the early 1650s he travelled withNicolaes BerchemtoBentheim,in western Germany, just over the border. This work, called the Dublin version to distinguish it from the others, all with similar titles and all depicting the castle at various heights of hilltop, is significant in the series in that it puts the castle on top of a wooded mountain. In reality, the castle is on a low hill. These variations showcase Ruisdael's creative power. Despite the high realism of his landscapes, they are often compositions rather than exact copies of the real world.[2]
The dimensions are 110 x 144 cm.[3]The painting is catalogue number 15 in Slive's 2001 catalogue raisonné of Ruisdael.[3]
Similar work by Jacob van Ruisdael, with their catalogue number from Slive's 2001 catalogue raisonné:
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Rijksmuseum version(Cat. No. 10) -
Augsburg version (Cat. No. 11) -
London version (Cat. No. 19) -
Cat. No. 21
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Slive 2001,p. 16.
- ^Slive & Hoetink 1981,p. 54.
- ^abSlive 2001,p. 31.
Bibliography
[edit]- Slive, Seymour; Hoetink, Hendrik Richard (1981).Jacob van Ruisdael(Dutch ed.). Amsterdam: Meulenhoff/Landshoff.ISBN978-90-290-8471-0.
- Slive, Seymour (2001).Jacob van Ruisdael: a Complete Catalogue of his Paintings, Drawings, and Etchings.New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press.ISBN978-0-300-08972-1.
