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
Taste, plate four from The Five Senses
Sight, plate one from The Five Senses
Sound, plate two from The Five Senses
Village by a Stream at Nighttime, plate 3 from Landscapes in the Manner of Jan van de Velde
Travellers on a Road by a Village, plate 5 from Landscapes in the Manner of Jan van de Velde
A Millhouse, plate 4 from Landscapes in the Manner of Jan van de Velde
A Tower by a Church, plate 2 from Landscapes in the Manner of Jan van de Velde
Travellers and Donkeys by a Stream, plate 1 from Landscapes in the Manner of Jan van de Velde
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)
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)
Landscape with the Ruins of the Castle of Egmond
Jacob van Ruisdael (Dutch, 1628/29-1682)
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)