🏔️ Landscapes & Cities
The Windmill at Wijk bij Duurstede
Jacob van Ruisdael · 1670
Why it's great
A huge windmill stands on a dike by a river, under a sky of great clouds, with a little boat on the water. Jacob van Ruisdael painted it in about 1670, and it is one of the most famous pictures of the Netherlands.
Where to see it
📍 RijksmuseumAmsterdam, Netherlands
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⬇ Hi-res download
2,880 × 2,376 px · 6.8 megapixels · prints up to about 10 × 8 inches at 300 dpi
File page & license ↗ · Open-access images at Rijksmuseum ↗
Three places to look for a print of this painting, from budget to museum-grade:
💵 Budget
Etsy ↗
Posters and simple prints from small sellers, usually the lowest prices.
🖼️ Mid-range
Fine Art America ↗
Good printing on paper, canvas or metal, made to order, with framing options.
🏛️ High-end
Meisterdrucke ↗
Museum-grade giclée prints on archival paper or canvas, the closest to the real thing.
These links open search results on each shop's own website; we don't sell anything or earn a commission, and print quality varies by seller. Ask a grown-up before you buy anything.
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Jacob van Ruisdael was a Dutch landscape painter born in Haarlem in 1628. He painted windmills, forests, waterfalls and giant stormy skies, and his work inspired later painters like John Constable. He died in 1682.
