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Dune Landscape with Oak Tree by Jacob van Ruisdael

Dune Landscape with Oak Tree

Jacob van Ruisdael · 1650–55

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Palette

Mushroom
 27% of the image
Grey · text contrast 7.7:1
Stone
 26% of the image
Grey · text contrast 6.0:1
Putty
 23% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 9.7:1
Taupe
 16% of the image
Grey · text contrast 4.3:1
Pale stone
 6% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 12.1:1
Smoke
 3% of the image
Grey · text contrast 6.5:1

Colours measured by this site from the museum image (k-means in CIELAB). Names are the nearest in our own list and describe how the colour looks, not the pigment. Text on each chip uses whichever of black or white contrasts more (WCAG ratio shown). How

Details

Artist
Jacob van Ruisdael
Dutch, Haarlem 1628/29–1682 Amsterdam
Date
1650–55
Type
Drawing & watercolour
Medium
Black chalk, brush and gray wash, and gouache; framing lines in pen and brown ink
Size
8 1/4 x 7 1/2 in. (21.0 x 19.1 cm)
Period
17th century
Themes
Landscapes · Trees and forests
Main colour
Grey · lightness 65, colourfulness 10

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Fletcher Fund, 1995. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's isPublicDomain field read true when we last checked (2026-10-25); image released under CC0. Licence rules

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