682 Jacob Isaacksz. Wijk bij Duurstede (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋɛi̯ɡ bɛi̯ ˈdyːrsteːdə]) is a municipality and a city in the central Netherlands. For a long time, the mill has been furnished as a corn mill with two pairs of millstones. In 1924 the Rijn en Lek was for sale and threatened the demolition of this unique mill. The Windmill at Wijk bij Duurstede 1670, by Jacob Ruysdael (1628-1682). In the distance the towers of Duurstede castle, to the right the tower of St. John's Church. The attention to detail is remarkable. Your Lightboxes will appear here when you have created some. Attempts to bring the mill to a standstill resulted in heavy damage. The full text of the article is here →, {{$parent.$parent.validationModel['duplicate']}}, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windmill_at_Wijk_bij_Duurstede, 1-{{getCurrentCount()}} out of {{getTotalCount()}}, Tower Mill at Wijk bij Duurstede, Netherlands, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windmill_at_Wijk_bij_Duurstede, View of Haarlem with bleaching fields in the foreground. https://www.alamy.com/landscape-with-the-windmill-of-wijk-bij-duurstede-dating-1885-1923-measurements-h-14-cm-w-235-cm-d-88-cm-museum-rijksmuseum-amsterdam-author-willem-witsen-mentioned-on-object-image232907457.html, Gezicht op de molen Rijn en Lek te Wijk bij Duurstede Page 41 of a sketchbook with 60 bladen. [5] It was acquired by Adriaan van der Hoop at an unknown date, and bequeathed by him to the young Amsterdam Museum in 1854. In the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Van der Hoop bequest, 1910 catalogue, No. Menu. https://www.alamy.com/jacob-isaackz-van-ruisdael-c-1628-1682-dutch-painter-the-windmill-at-wijk-bij-duurstede-c-1668-1670-rijksmuseum-amsterdam-holland-image210465868.html, The mill at Wijk bij Duurstede, c. 1670. Viewed from a low perspective, the mill contrasts majestically against the dark sky. Amsterdam. Art historian Seymour Slive reports that both from an aeronautical engineering and a hydrological viewpoint the finest levels of details are correct, in the windmill's sails and the river's waves respectively. The Windmill at Wijk bij Duurstede, c. 1668-1670. Engraved by L. C. van Kesteren, W. Steelink the elder, and J. H. Graadt On the left the river Lek with a boat, on the right the mill near the bank. In his view of Bentheim Castle (1653; National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin), the forms become more massive, the colours more vibrant, and the composition more concentrated. The buildings further in the distance are the castle and St Maarten's church at Wijk bij Duurstede, a major city in the Golden Age. He also produced several delicately finished etchings, one of the most famous of which is The Cornfield (Petit-Palais, Paris). Posts about Ruysdaels ’The Mill at Wijk bij Duurstede’ written by smukkecirsten. Alamy and its logo are trademarks of Alamy Ltd. and are registered in certain countries. Holland. The mill still stands at this spot where The painting shows Wijk bij Duurstede, a riverside town about 20 kilometers from Utrecht, with a dominating cylindrical windmill, harmonised by the lines of river bank and sails, and the contrasts between light and shadow working together with the intensified concentration of mass and space. van Roggen. Young woman looking a Jacob Isaackz van Ruisdael (c. 1628-1682) painting. Reimagined, https://www.alamy.com/the-windmill-at-wijk-bij-duurstede-the-netherlands-jacob-isaacksz-van-ruisdael-c-1668-c-167-reimagined-image230208472.html, View of the Rhine and Lek windmill at Wijk bij Duurstede, Willem Witsen, 1906 - 1907.jpg - RFW8BK, https://www.alamy.com/view-of-the-rhine-and-lek-windmill-at-wijk-bij-duurstede-willem-witsen-1906-1907jpg-rfw8bk-image233510023.html, The Windmill at Wijk bij Duurstede, Jacob Isaacksz van Ruisdael, c. 1668 - c. 1670.jpg - WPB40T, https://www.alamy.com/the-windmill-at-wijk-bij-duurstede-jacob-isaacksz-van-ruisdael-c-1668-c-1670jpg-wpb40t-image271922584.html, https://www.alamy.com/girl-looking-at-a-painting-the-windmill-at-wijk-bij-duurstede-1670-by-jacob-ruysdael-1628-1682-rijksmuseum-amsterdam-netherlands-image210465867.html, The Windmill at Wijk bij Duurstede circa 1670. Author: Willem Witsen (mentioned on object). The earliest dated pictures are of 1646. The tower was supposed to become higher than the Domtoren in Utrecht. Draughtsman: Jan de Beijer. and the episcopal palace beyond it to the left. ], Signed in full on the right at foot ; canvas, 33 inches by 40 inches. The painting is not dated, as very few of his works are after 1653. two masts. Jacob Isaackz van Ruisdael (c. 1628-1682). Houses Earlier Dutch artists use trees merely as decorative compositional devices, but Ruisdael makes them the subject of his paintings and imbues them with forceful personalities. Subject: windmill river where: Mill Rhine and LekNederrijn, https://www.alamy.com/gezicht-op-de-molen-rijn-en-lek-te-wijk-bij-duurstede-front-lower-rhine-page-69-of-a-sketchbook-with-60-bladen-manufacturer-artist-william-witsenplein-place-manufacture-wijk-bij-duurstede-date-sep-1906-jun-1907-physical-features-black-chalk-material-paper-chalk-notes-preliminary-study-for-the-etching-mill-on-the-water-wijk-bij-duurstede-the-river-links-ca-1906-subject-windmill-river-where-mill-rhine-and-leknederrijn-image348398983.html, The protective dike with the flourmill called Rijn en Lek, Wijk bij Duurstede, Utrecht, Netherlands, https://www.alamy.com/the-protective-dike-with-the-flourmill-called-rijn-en-lek-wijk-bij-duurstede-utrecht-netherlands-image343407946.html, ferryboat on the river rhine near Wijk bij Duurstede in holland, https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-ferryboat-on-the-river-rhine-near-wijk-bij-duurstede-in-holland-74563304.html, Gezicht op de molen Rijn en Lek te Wijk bij Duurstede View of the mill Rijn and Lek in Wijk bij Duurstede Property Type: sketchbook sheet Item number: RP-T-1964-232-79 Inscriptions / Brands: color note handwritten description: Page 79 of a sketchbook with 60 bladen.

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