Who painted “The Avenue at Middelharnis”?

“The Avenue at Middelharnis” was painted by Meindert Hobbema in 1689. Where to see it: National Gallery.

What to look for

Dutch Golden Age: Flemish and Italian Baroque is grand, religious and full of movement; Dutch painting is smaller, calmer and about everyday life, with cool daylight and precise detail.

Meindert Lubbertszoon Hobbema (bapt. 31 October 1638 – 7 December 1709) was a Dutch Golden Age painter of landscapes, specializing in views of woodland, although his most famous painting, The Avenue at Middelharnis (1689, National Gallery, London), shows a different type of scene. Wikipedia

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More by Meindert Hobbema

“A Watermill”, 1664
“The Watermill”, 1692
“Village Street under Trees”, 1663
“Wooded landscape with cottages”, 1665
“Woodland Road”, 1670
“A Farm in the Sunlight”, 1668
“Entrance to a Village”, 1690s
“The Watermill”, 1655–1709