Landscape in the dunes with shrubs
Jacob van Ruisdael is the most famous Dutch landscape painter. The Dutch sought in their landscapes to realistically and truthfully show the features of their native area, paid attention to atmospheric phenomena. Ruisdal’s works were distinguished by a variety of subjects and amazing emotionality. The artist was able to convey the state of nature in the picture. His landscapes of Holland are filled with an epic feeling. The breath of nature is inseparable from human life; the master feels the drama of its diverse states, correlating it with the rich emotional life of a person.