The Windmill at Wijk bij Duurstede

Jacob van Ruisdael

c. 1668–1670 · Oil on canvas · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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About this work

Artist: Jacob van Ruisdael (1628–1682)
Year: c. 1668–1670
Medium: Oil on canvas
Original size: 83 × 101 cm
Collection: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Movement: Dutch Golden Age

A great stone windmill rises on the bank of the River Lek at Wijk bij Duurstede, its sails catching the light against a sky heavy with rain cloud, while three women walk the path below and a boat sits on the water. In the distance are the towers of Duurstede castle and the church of St John. Ruisdael painted it around 1668 to 1670, and although he hardly ever dated his later work, this is accepted as a picture of his full maturity: flat land, water and an enormous sky gathered into one upright form. Seymour Slive noted that the rigging of the sails and the pattern of the waves are correct to the smallest detail. It stayed in Dutch hands, came to Amsterdam with the bequest of the banker Adriaan van der Hoop in 1854 and has been on loan to the Rijksmuseum from the city since 1885, where it is among the most reproduced pictures in the building.

This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.

Details & materials

• Restored in-house from the original painting — cleaned and colour-trued at museum resolution • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 16×12, 24×18, 32×24 in; 16×12 and 24×18 and 32×24 also available framed in black or natural wood • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

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Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The image fills the print at the painting's own proportions; nothing is trimmed to fit a frame.

Is The Windmill at Wijk bij Duurstede in the public domain?

Yes. Jacob van Ruisdael (1628–1682) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by Rijksmuseum.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×18, 16×24 and 24×36 inches; the two larger sizes are also offered framed. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was The Windmill at Wijk bij Duurstede painted, and in what medium?

The Windmill at Wijk bij Duurstede dates from c. 1668–1670 and was made in oil on canvas; the original measures 83 × 101 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

For a standard three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×36 inches reads as a single statement piece; 16×24 suits a narrower wall or a pairing. The print's proportions follow the original, so a landscape-format painting is wider than it is tall.

About this design

The Windmill at Wijk bij Duurstede (Jacob van Ruisdael) — The Windmill at Wijk bij Duurstede · Jacob van Ruisdael · c. 1668–1670. This is a fine-art reproduction of a public-domain masterwork, shown whole and uncropped on a gallery ground, printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Three sizes (12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in); the 16×24 and 24×36 are also offered framed. Part of the Madten Fine Art Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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