Castle on a River, Salomon van Ruysdael , 1644, Cleveland Museum of Art: European Painting and Sculp
Castle on a River, Salomon van Ruysdael , 1644, Cleveland Museum of Art: European Painting and SculptureSalomon van Ruysdael, the uncle of Jacob van Ruisdael, here represents a free interpretation of the Castle Loevenstein. In addition to its picturesque qualities, the castle had great political and cultural importance as the official state prison and a key fort in the southern Netherlands. Painted just before the Dutch won independence from Spain in 1648, the painting likely expressed nationalist pride for its owner.Size: Framed: 57 x 79 x 5.5 cm (22 7/16 x 31 1/8 x 2 3/16 in.); Unframed: 39.3 x 60.5 cm (15 ½ x 23 13/16 in.)Medium: oil on woodhttps://clevelandart.org/art/1973.2 -- source link
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