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The Jewish Cemetery, 1654 or 1655. Creator: Jacob van Ruisdael.
3-079-291 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images
The Jewish Cemetery, 1654 or 1655. Using the cemetery of the Jewish Portuguese community at Oudekerk near Amsterdam as a point of departure, Ruisdael's painting goes beyond mere description. The artist has created an allegorical landscape in which the abandoned tombs, ruined church, storm clouds, and rainbow allude to the transience of all earthly things. The vanitas theme is unusual to find in landscape painting.
Image Details
Geographic Hierarchy
- 52 30 00 N , 005 45 00 E
World Europe Netherlands Limburg Oudekerk
- 50 57 00 N , 005 51 00 E
Category Hierarchy
Science & Nature Weather & Seasons
Locations & Buildings Places of Worship
Artistic Representations Landscapes
Artistic Representations Allegories
Digital Image Size
Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4960x3688
File Size : 53,592kb
Aliases
- 26.3
- 1088
- 1330000307
- 26.3
- 3-079-291
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