View of Haarlem with Bleaching Fields is an oil on canvas painting by Dutch landscape painter Jacob van Ruisdael. It is an example of Dutch Golden Age painting and Haarlempjes, a specific style of Dut
View of Haarlem with Bleaching Grounds c 1665 Ruisdael
Version from the Gemäldegalerie, Berlin
Version from the Timken Museum of Art
Version from the Mauritshuis
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Haarlem is a city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of North Holland. Haarlem is situated at the northern edge of the Randstad, one of the most populated metropoli
View of Haarlem with Bleaching Fields
…allowing the cloud-filled sky to dominate roughly two-thirds of the canvas; the base of the skyline is dotted with windmills surrounding the town of Haarlem and the Church of St. Bavo, also known as Grote Kerk. The low horizon line in View of Haarlem with Bleaching Fields is one of the key features of Dutch…
Grote Kerk ("Great Church") or St.-Bavokerk ("Church of St. Bavo") on the Grote Markt, Haarlem's central square
The City Hall on the Grote Markt, built in the 14th century, replacing the Count's castle after it partially burnt down. The remains were given to the city.
A sketch of the siege of Haarlem seen from the North, with Het Dolhuys on the right, and the river Spaarne on the left
The legend of the Haarlem shield, painting (c. 1630) by Pieter de Grebber in the City Hall