Meyndert Hobbema

Years of life:	1638 – 1709
Artist's Teachers:	Jacob van Ruisdael
Art Movement:	Baroque, Dutch Golden Age
Painting School:	Dutch School

Genre:	Landscape
Country:	Netherlands
Century:	XVII

The last of the major Dutch landscape painters of the golden age, he gave up professional painting when he married in 1668 and became a wine gauger instead. His paintings are mostly beautifully painted landscapes in dark tones with water watermills and cottages, overgrown trees, and occasional figures.

Meyndert Hobbema’s major works are A Stream by a Wood, c. 1663 (London: National Gallery); A Watermill, c. 1665–68 (Amsterdam: Rijksmuseum).

References:

Robert Cumming. Art: complete encyclopedia. – 512 p. – Moscow: Astrel, 2005.

Artworks:

Road on a Dyke

1663

Road on a Dyke • 1663
The Watermill with the Red Roof

between 1653 and 1709

The Watermill with the Red Roof • between 1653 and 1709
The Watermills at Singraven near Denekamp

1668

The Watermills at Singraven near Denekamp • 1668
Village Street under Trees

1670

Village Street under Trees • 1670
The Alley at Middelharnis

1689

The Alley at Middelharnis • 1689
Marshy Wood

1660

Marshy Wood • 1660
Wooded Landscape with Travellers

1665

Wooded Landscape with Travellers • 1665
A Watermill beside a Woody Lane

1665

A Watermill beside a Woody Lane • 1665
Th Water Mill

1660

Th Water Mill • 1660
Wooded Landscape with Water Mill

Probably early 1660s

Wooded Landscape with Water Mill • Probably early 1660s
Farm in the Woods

Probably early 1660s

Farm in the Woods • Probably early 1660s
Wooded Landscape with Farmsteds

1665

Wooded Landscape with Farmsteds • 1665
A View on a High Road

1665

A View on a High Road • 1665
A Wooded Landscape

1664

A Wooded Landscape • 1664
Woodland Road

1670

Woodland Road • 1670
Entrance to a Village

Entrance to a Village
Village with Water Mill among Trees

Village with Water Mill among Trees
Village among Trees

Village among Trees
Forest landscape with a cheerful company in a van

1665

Forest landscape with a cheerful company in a van • 1665
A Watermill

1664

A Watermill • 1664
A watermill

1664

A watermill • 1664
Landscape near Deventer

1662-1663

Landscape near Deventer • 1662-1663
Cottages in a Forest

1665

Cottages in a Forest • 1665
Wooded landscape with cottages

1665

Wooded landscape with cottages • 1665
Wooded Landscape with a Watermill

1663

Wooded Landscape with a Watermill • 1663
The Travelers

1662

The Travelers • 1662
Hut among Trees

1664

Hut among Trees • 1664
Sunny landscape with farmhouse

Sunny landscape with farmhouse
A Watermill beside a Woody Lane

A Watermill beside a Woody Lane
Wooded Landscape with Travellers and Beggars on a Road

1668

Wooded Landscape with Travellers and Beggars on a Road • 1668
The Water Mill (The Trevor Landscape)

1667

The Water Mill (The Trevor Landscape) • 1667
Wooded landscape with a Water-mill

probably early 1660s

Wooded landscape with a Water-mill • probably early 1660s
Wooded Landscape with Watermill

1665

Wooded Landscape with Watermill • 1665
Landscape with Anglers and a Distant Town

between 1664 and 1665

Landscape with Anglers and a Distant Town • between 1664 and 1665
Landscape with a Footbridge

1664-1665

Landscape with a Footbridge • 1664-1665
A Village among Trees

1670s

A Village among Trees • 1670s
The Watermill with the Great Red Roof

1663

The Watermill with the Great Red Roof • 1663
A Wooded Landscape with Travelers on a Path through a Hamlet

1665

A Wooded Landscape with Travelers on a Path through a Hamlet • 1665
Village near a Pool

1670

Village near a Pool • 1670
The Haarlem Lock, Amsterdam

from 1663 until 1665

The Haarlem Lock, Amsterdam • from 1663 until 1665
A Wooded Landscape

1667

A Wooded Landscape • 1667
A Farm in the Sunlight

1668

A Farm in the Sunlight • 1668