Milestones in Landscape Painting Talk 1: Dutch Painters

With Alice Foster, Art Historian

The first in a series of three talks examining three traditions of landscape painting. Talk 1 focuses on Dutch painters.

In the 17th century, the Dutch painters were among the early responders to nature, celebrating it as a subject in its own right, and presenting a natural depiction of the landscape.

For the first time in Western art the weather was frequently alluded to, because it impinged on artists' daily lives.

The paintings were often small-scale, because they were destined for the homes of the Dutch merchants. This talk will feature works by artists such as Avercamp, Cuyp and Ruisdael, and discuss others in our collection.

There are three talks in this series. Each talk needs to be booked separately. The other talks are:

Talk 2 - Tue 31 Mar 2026: MILESTONES IN LANDSCAPE PAINTING TALK 2: BRITISH ROMANTICS | Ashmolean Museum
Talk 3 - Tue 7 Apr 2026: MILESTONES IN LANDSCAPE PAINTING 3: POST IMPRESSIONISTS | Ashmolean Museum

The series is part of our Shaped by Nature 2026 season of events.