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Salomon van Ruysdael BIOGRAPHY
1602/03 Naarden/Haarlem, Holland - 1670 Haarlem, Holland. Known for: Landscape and river scene painting.
Salomon van Ruysdael was born in Naarden where his father, Jacob Jansz. de Goyer (c. 1560-1616), was a moderately wealthy cabinetmaker. Although Salomon initially used the name 'de Go(o)yer' [of... Read full biography
Salomon van Ruysdael was born in Naarden where his father, Jacob Jansz. de Goyer (c. 1560-1616), was a moderately wealthy cabinetmaker. Although Salomon initially used the name 'de Go(o)yer' [of Gooiland], he soon followed the example of his eldest brother and adopted 'Ruysdael' from the castle of... Read full biography
Salomon van Ruysdael was born in Naarden where his father, Jacob Jansz. de Goyer (c. 1560-1616), was a moderately wealthy cabinetmaker. Although Salomon initially used the name 'de Go(o)yer' [of Gooiland], he soon followed the example of his eldest brother and adopted 'Ruysdael' from the castle of Ruijschdaal in Gooiland, which may once have been a family possession. Shortly after his father's death, Salomon and another brother, Isaack van Ruysdael (1599-1677), a painter, framemaker and dealer,... Read full biography
Salomon van Ruysdael was born in Naarden where his father, Jacob Jansz. de Goyer (c. 1560-1616), was a moderately wealthy cabinetmaker. Although Salomon initially used the name 'de Go(o)yer' [of Gooiland], he soon followed the example of his eldest brother and adopted 'Ruysdael' from the castle of Ruijschdaal in Gooiland, which may once have been a family possession. Shortly after his father's death, Salomon and another brother, Isaack van Ruysdael (1599-1677), a painter, framemaker and dealer, moved to Haarlem, where Salomon entered the Guild of St Luke in 1623 (as 'Salomon de Gooyer'). Among Salomon's earliest paintings are three winter scenes dated 1627, such as Frozen Landscape with Skaters, Vienna, Ksthist. Mus.). The composition of... Read full biography
Salomon van Ruysdael was born in Naarden where his father, Jacob Jansz. de Goyer (c. 1560-1616), was a moderately wealthy cabinetmaker. Although Salomon initially used the name 'de Go(o)yer' [of Gooiland], he soon followed the example of his eldest brother and adopted 'Ruysdael' from the castle of Ruijschdaal in Gooiland, which may once have been a family possession. Shortly after his father's death, Salomon and another brother, Isaack van Ruysdael (1599-1677), a painter, framemaker and dealer, moved to Haarlem, where Salomon entered the Guild of St Luke in 1623 (as 'Salomon de Gooyer'). Among Salomon's earliest paintings are three winter scenes dated 1627, such as Frozen Landscape with Skaters, Vienna, Ksthist. Mus.). The composition of each, with its low horizon and narrow strip of land in the foreground punctuated by small playful figures, recalls the work of Hendrick Av... Read full biography
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Salomon Ruysdael, Salomon Van Ruisdael
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Salomon van Ruysdael was born in Naarden where his father, Jacob Jansz. de Goyer (c. 1560-1616), was a moderately wealthy cabinetmaker. Although Salomon initially used the name 'de Go(o)yer' [of Gooiland], he soon followed the example of his eldest brother and adopted 'Ruysdael' from the castle of Ruijschdaal in Gooiland, which may once have been a family possession. Shortly after his father's death, Salomon and another brother, Isaack van Ruysdael (1599-1677), a painter, framemaker and dealer, moved to Haarlem, where Salomon entered the Guild of St Luke in 1623 (as 'Salomon de Gooyer').
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