Landscape with an old oak, by Adriaen van Ostade, c. 1639 - c. 1641
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Landscape with an old oak

Also titled Landschap met oude eik

Adriaen van Ostade (Haarlem, 1610–1685)

c. 1639 - c. 1641

Medium
panel, oil paint (paint)
Classification
painting
Dimensions
outer size: depth 4.5 cm (support incl. frame)
Museum
Rijksmuseum
Credit line
Purchased with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt
Rights
Public Domain Mark, as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed

View at the Rijksmuseum

About this work

Adriaen van Ostade from Haarlem painted not only a great many genre scenes with farming folk, but also several landscapes. This painting, with its dramatic contrast between light and shadow, betrays the influence of Rembrandt.