View of Haarlem from the Northwest, with the Bleaching Fields in the Foreground — Jacob Isaacksz van Ruisdael

Jacob Isaacksz van Ruisdael. Painted c. 1650 - c. 1682.

Foreigners experience the flat Dutch landscape as having a straight, low horizon extending under a vast sky with billowing cumulus clouds. This is how Ruisdael painted the Haarlem skyline in the distance, recognizable by the high roof of St Bavo’s. Lengths of cloth bleaching in the sun lie at the foot of the dunes in the foreground. The Haarlem linen industry relied on the pure dune water.

From the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Currently on display in Main building, Gallery of Honour.

oil paint (paint), canvas · Original size: 38 × 43 cm · Dupper Wzn. Bequest, Dordrecht

Print: 38 × 43 cm, printed on Hahnemühle FineArt archival cotton paper. Museum-grade reproduction quality, true to the colours and detail of the original work.

Frame (optional): a custom-made wooden frame in a matte black finish, cut to the exact dimensions of this print, with an off-white passe-partout mat and protective glazing. Ready to hang.

Source: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/200107958. Image released under CC0 by the Rijksmuseum.