Jacob van Ruisdael

The catalogue represents a summit of Professor Slive's impeccable scholarship, astutely placing Ruisdael within the context of his age, and evaluating his importance to contemporaneous painters as well as to those of succeeding generations.
Published on the occasion of an exhibition held at The Hague, The Netherlands: Maritshuis, the Royal Cabinet of Paintings, Oct. 1, 1981, to Jan. 3, 1982 and also at Harvard's Fogg Art Museum.