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

Feeling, plate five from The Five Senses
Jacob van der Heyden Flemish, 1573-1645

Smell, plate three from The Five Senses
Jacob van der Heyden Flemish, 1573-1645

Taste, plate four from The Five Senses
Jacob van der Heyden Flemish, 1573-1645

Sight, plate one from The Five Senses
Jacob van der Heyden Flemish, 1573-1645

Sound, plate two from The Five Senses
Jacob van der Heyden Flemish, 1573-1645

Travellers and Donkeys by a Stream, plate 1 from Landscapes in the Manner of Jan van de Velde
Jacob van der Heyden Flemish, 1573-1645

Village by a Stream at Nighttime, plate 3 from Landscapes in the Manner of Jan van de Velde
Jacob van der Heyden Flemish, 1573-1645

Travellers on a Road by a Village, plate 5 from Landscapes in the Manner of Jan van de Velde
Jacob van der Heyden Flemish, 1573-1645

A Millhouse, plate 4 from Landscapes in the Manner of Jan van de Velde
Jacob van der Heyden Flemish, 1573-1645

A Tower by a Church, plate 2 from Landscapes in the Manner of Jan van de Velde
Jacob van der Heyden Flemish, 1573-1645

Big Fish Eat Little Fish
Pieter van der Heyden (Flemish, c. 1530–after 1584) after Pieter Bruegel, the elder (Flemish, 1525/30–1569) published by Hieronymus Cock (Flemish, c. 1510–1570)

Danae and the Shower of Gold
Probably attributed to Pieter van der Heyden (Flemish, c. 1530–after 1584) or possibly by Jan Steen (Dutch, 1626-1679)

Landscape with the Ruins of the Castle of Egmond
Jacob van Ruisdael (Dutch, 1628/29-1682)

The Stone Operation or The Witch of Mallegem
Pieter van der Heyden (Flemish, c. 1530–after 1584) after Pieter Bruegel, the elder (Flemish, 1525/30-1569) published by Hieronymous Cock (Flemish c. 1510–1570)

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)

The Quick and the Dead
Ed Van der Elsken Dutch, 1925–1990

Portrait of Jean Gros (recto); Coat of Arms of Jean Gros (verso)
Rogier van der Weyden (Netherlandish, c. 1399–1464) Workshop of Rogier van der Weyden (Netherlandish, c. 1399–1464)

An Old Man in a Fur Cap
Karel van der Pluym (Dutch, 1625-1672)

Court House Studies, Interior Perspective Study
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe American, born Germany, 1886–1969

Winter, from The Four Seasons
Pieter van der Heyden (Flemish, c. 1530–after 1584) after Hans Bol (Netherlandish, 1534–1593) published by Hieronymus Cock (Flemish, c. 1510–1570)