Village near a Pool
1670 National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
About this artwork
This Dutch Golden Age landscape features a rural scene with thatched-roof cottages, a tranquil pool, and figures traveling along a pathway. It is painted in oil on canvas, reflecting the artist's focus on naturalistic depictions of the Dutch countryside.
Did you know?
Meindert Hobbema was a student of Jacob van Ruisdael, the most renowned Dutch landscape painter of the time. Despite his immense talent for capturing the character of the Dutch landscape, Hobbema found limited success as a painter and spent most of his professional life working as a wine gauger for the Amsterdam city council. Today, he is celebrated as one of the last great masters of the Dutch landscape tradition.
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Village near a Pool
Meindert Hobbema, 1670
