Description
Salomon van Ruysdael, the uncle of Jacob van Ruisdael, here represents a free interpretation of the Castle Loevenstein. In addition to its picturesque qualities, the castle had great political and cultural importance as the official state prison and a key fort in the southern Netherlands. Painted just before the Dutch won independence from Spain in 1648, the painting likely expressed nationalist pride for its owner.
Provenance
Paul Oppenheimer, Littleborough, Lancashire;; M. B. Asscher, London, 1946;; J. Singer, London, 1948;; [Leonard Koetser, London, 1962 to 1967];; [E. Speelman, London];; (sale: Sotheby’s, London, March 24, 1971, no. 104);; [Bruno Meissner, Zurich];; [Schaeffer Galleries, New York, 1972], sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1973.
Accession Number
1973.2
Medium
oil on wood
Dimensions
Framed: 57 x 79 x 5.5 cm (22 7/16 x 31 1/8 x 2 3/16 in.); Unframed: 39.3 x 60.5 cm (15 1/2 x 23 13/16 in.)
Classification
Painting
Credit Line
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund
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