Dutch windmill Wijk bij Duustede, Ruisdael Postcard

Postcard with the painting " The windmill at Wijk bij Duustede" by the famous Dutch (golden age) painter Jacob Isaacksz. van Ruisdael Artist: Dutch painter Jacob Isaacksz. van Ruisdael, (Haarlem ca. jun-1629 - Amsterdam 14-mar-1682)>br> Title Dutch:De molen bij Wijk bij Duurstede Title English: The windmill at Wijk bij Duustede Medium: oilpainting Date: ca. 1668 - ca. 1670 Size original painting: h 83 CM × b 101 CM Location:Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, www.rijksmuseum.nl "The windmill rises up majestically, defying the dark rain clouds and overshadowing the castle and the church of Wijk bij Duurstede. The River Lek flows in the foreground. This painting is world famous, and rightly so. In this impressive composition, Ruisdael united all the typical Dutch elements – the low-lying land, the water and the expansive sky – manipulating them to converge on the equally characteristic Dutch watermill." Source: Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, The Netherlands