A windmill stands on a promontory cutting into a waterway under a partially stormy sky in this square landcape painting. The promontory and mill are painted in muted tones of brown and rust orange, while steel-gray and white clouds encircle a topaz-blue sky above. The promontory juts into the scene from our left, and the front of the windmill is angled to our right so its golden-tan sails catch the light. Silvery water winds around the base of the promontory and extends to a dark green, shadowy bank on the far side. A boat in the lower right corner of the composition is rowed by a man…
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The Mill

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606 - 1669)

1645/1648

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 87.6 x 105.6 cm (34 1/2 x 41 9/16 in.) ; framed: 125.1 × 142.24 cm (49 1/4 × 56 in.)
Culture
Dutch
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CNE-B
Credit line
Widener Collection
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Kids profiles and older: it shows nature, places, still life or a children's book. How works are placed

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