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Landscape with a Village in the Distance by Jacob van Ruisdael

This ambitious picture is one of nine known landscape paintings that bear the earliest date found on works by Van Ruisdael, 1646. At the time the artist was about eighteen years old. Youthful exuberance and some losses of paint and glazes combine to make the topography in the foreground somewhat unclear. However, the naturalistic description of foliage and the dramatic presentation of trees forecast the future of Holland's greatest landscape painter.

Jacob van Ruisdael was a Dutch painter who lived from 1628/9 to 1682. He was known for his landscapes, which often depicted the natural beauty and tranquility of the Dutch countryside. Ruisdael's work was characterized by his use of light and shadow to create a sense of depth and atmosphere in his paintings. He was highly influential in the development of landscape painting in the Netherlands, and his work continues to be admired and studied today.