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The mill at Wijk bij Duurstede, Jacob Isaacksz. van Ruisdael, c. 1668 - c. 1670
oil on canvas, h 83cm × w 101cm.
Majestically, the windmill rises, braving the dark rain clouds and rendering the castle and church of Wijk bij Duurstede insignificant. In the foreground flows the river Lek. Rightly so, this is a world-famous painting. Ruisdael impressively united all Dutch elements in it - the lowlands, the water and the sky - and he brings them together in the equally Dutch windmill.
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