River Landscape with a Ferry

Salomon van Ruysdael — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 02:09:27 -0400

Title	River Landscape with a Ferry
Artist	Salomon van Ruysdael
Date	1656
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G311

Dutch landscape. Golden Age of Holland. A wide river with various river craft, which stretches across the width of the canvas and flows to meet the horizon. In the far right distance, a village can be seen through a gentle mist, while on the wooded bank to the left, a cart filled with singing and shouting peasants stands before a row of cottages. As they wave to the boatload of passengers approaching the shore, a ferryboat loaded with cattle pushes off. Further upstream, a boat in full sail carries its passengers toward the distant hamlet with its church steeple.

River Landscape with a Ferry

River Landscape with a Ferry

River Landscape with a Ferry

Salomon van Ruysdael

1656