# Sandy Track in the Dunes

- By: Jacob Isaacksz van Ruisdael (Haarlem, ca. –1682)
- Date: c. 1650 - c. 1655
- Medium: panel, oil paint (paint)
- Classification: painting
- Dimensions: height 32 cm x width 42.5 cm
- Credit line: On loan from the City of Amsterdam
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/SK-C-562--e4f4bf5a71c18887fae2601e52447086)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://iiif.micr.io/WOpGx/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Little Ones profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

A sandy track winds along a dune, at the top of which two people enjoy the view. Ruisdael linked various visual elements together, from the reeds in the foreground to the horizon in the distance. The curve of the path is continued visually in the treetops. In this juvenile work, Ruisdael was already exploring ways of enhancing the palpability of a landscape.