Creativity Meindert Hobbema completed the tradition of Dutch landscape painting. It is believed that he studied with J. van Ruisdael in Amsterdam. The period of the artist’s greatest creative activity falls on the 1660s. In 1669 Hobbema entered the service of an excise official at the city customs and already spent much less time painting.
Subtle observation of the master turned his landscapes into a true admiration for nature. On the canvases of the artist is always a bright or sunny day, the pictures are filled with lyrical contemplation. Hobbema organically included landscapes and objects such as, for example, a mill with a red roof, located on the picturesque bank of the river. This is one of the favorite motifs in the artist’s paintings.
Other famous works: “Alley in Middelharnis.” 1689. National Gallery, London; “The village and the mill.” National Gallery, London; “The road in the forest.” 1665. Kunsthaus, Zurich.
