Adriaen’s work is defined by its 17th century sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Pastoral Landscape with Ruins
Adriaen van de Velde (Dutch, 1636–1672)

A Cow and Three Sheep
Adriaen van de Velde Dutch, 1636-1672

Two Cows under a Tree
Adriaen van de Velde Dutch, 1636-1672

Study of a Male Nude
Adriaen van de Velde Dutch, 1636-1672

Two Cows and a Sheep
Adriaen van de Velde Dutch, 1636-1672

Two Sheep
Adriaen van de Velde Dutch, 1636-1672

Bull Grazing and Three Sheep
Adriaen van de Velde Dutch, 1636-1672

Two Shepherds with Cattle
Jacob Cornelis Ploos van Amstel (Dutch, 1726-1798) after Adriaen van de Velde (Dutch, 1636-1672)

The Ewe with Two Lambs
Charles Meryon (French, 1821-1868) after Adriaen van de Velde (Dutch, 1636-1672)

The Cowherd and the Bull
Adriaen van de Velde Dutch, 1636-1672

The Ewe with Two Lambs
Charles Meryon (French, 1821-1868) after Adriaen van de Velde (Dutch, 1636-1672)

The Lamb
Adriaen van de Velde Dutch, 1636-1672

Dead Man, Brigand and Fleeing Child on Rocky Bluff
After Salvator Rosa (Italian, 1615-1673) or possibly Adriaen van de Velde (Dutch, 1636-1672)

Old Houses on Canal
After Jan van de Velde, I (Dutch, c. 1568-1623) or after Esaias van de Velde, I (Dutch, 1587-1630) or Adriaen van de Velde (Dutch, 1636-1672)

Canal with Bridge and Houses
After Jan van de Velde, I (Dutch, c. 1568-1623) or after Esaias van de Velde, I (Dutch, 1587-1630) or Adriaen van de Velde (Dutch, 1636-1672)

Trompe-l'Oeil Still Life with a Flower Garland and a Curtain
Adriaen van der Spelt (Dutch, 1630–1673) Frans van Mieris (Dutch, 1635–1681)

Samovar
Designed by Henry van de Velde Belgian, 1863-1957 Made by the Workshop of Theodor Müller Weimar, Germany, founded late 19th century

Merrymakers in an Inn
Adriaen van Ostade (Dutch, 1610–1685)

Christ on the Road to Emmaus
Style of Jan van de Velde I Dutch, c. 1568-1623

Henry van de Velde
Edvard Munch Norwegian, 1863-1944