Salomon van Ruysdael (1600 - 1670), whose original name was Salomon de Goyer, was a Dutch painter. Together with Jan van Goyen he is considered in his home country as one of the pioneers in the field of naturalistic landscape painting of the early 17th century. Solomon's father Jakob van Goyer processed wood and made frames and furniture. Although his father let his sons study Latin and medicine, both Solomon and his older brother Isaac decided to become landscape painters. When the brothers moved to Haarlem, both changed their surname to Ruysdael. Both also became members of the famous Haarlem Luke's Guild, to which many famous Dutch painters belonged. In 1648 he finally became the leader of the guild.
In his early works Ruysdael often painted winter scenes and, like Van Goyen, was strongly influenced by the work of the painter Esaias van de Velde , who was probably Solomon's teacher. Since Solomon, unlike his brother Isaac, did not sign all his paintings, the earliest of his works is dated 1626. In his later works, Ruysdael mainly painted shore and river landscapes, for example in "River Landscape with Ferry" or "Waters with Sailing Boat". Here he oriented himself on Pieter Molijn and Jan Porcellis. For his pictures he often travelled from Haarlem to the surroundings of Utrecht, Leiden, Alkmaar or Dodrecht. It was not unusual for him to combine the landscapes he saw with each other to create a single picture. In his later years, between 1659 and 1662, Ruysdael also painted a number of still lifes.
Experts agree that Ruysdael's artistic development reached its peak from 1645 onwards. On the one hand, his works now showed considerably more detail and confidence in the use of colour. On the other hand, he changed his perspective and now painted much more extensively. From this time on he also used light effects and decorative elements more and more often. At about this time, some guild members like Jan Both returned from their study trips from Italy. It is likely that Ruysdael was influenced by their knowledge. Solomon Ruysdael, like his brother Isaac, had an Sohn, which both named Jacob after their father. Solomon is said to have trained both of them, with his nephew becoming the most successful of his students.
Salomon van Ruysdael (1600 - 1670), whose original name was Salomon de Goyer, was a Dutch painter. Together with Jan van Goyen he is considered in his home country as one of the pioneers in the field of naturalistic landscape painting of the early 17th century. Solomon's father Jakob van Goyer processed wood and made frames and furniture. Although his father let his sons study Latin and medicine, both Solomon and his older brother Isaac decided to become landscape painters. When the brothers moved to Haarlem, both changed their surname to Ruysdael. Both also became members of the famous Haarlem Luke's Guild, to which many famous Dutch painters belonged. In 1648 he finally became the leader of the guild.
In his early works Ruysdael often painted winter scenes and, like Van Goyen, was strongly influenced by the work of the painter Esaias van de Velde , who was probably Solomon's teacher. Since Solomon, unlike his brother Isaac, did not sign all his paintings, the earliest of his works is dated 1626. In his later works, Ruysdael mainly painted shore and river landscapes, for example in "River Landscape with Ferry" or "Waters with Sailing Boat". Here he oriented himself on Pieter Molijn and Jan Porcellis. For his pictures he often travelled from Haarlem to the surroundings of Utrecht, Leiden, Alkmaar or Dodrecht. It was not unusual for him to combine the landscapes he saw with each other to create a single picture. In his later years, between 1659 and 1662, Ruysdael also painted a number of still lifes.
Experts agree that Ruysdael's artistic development reached its peak from 1645 onwards. On the one hand, his works now showed considerably more detail and confidence in the use of colour. On the other hand, he changed his perspective and now painted much more extensively. From this time on he also used light effects and decorative elements more and more often. At about this time, some guild members like Jan Both returned from their study trips from Italy. It is likely that Ruysdael was influenced by their knowledge. Solomon Ruysdael, like his brother Isaac, had an Sohn, which both named Jacob after their father. Solomon is said to have trained both of them, with his nephew becoming the most successful of his students.
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