Look to the skies

Last night, just before supper I looked out my window and was amazed by one of the most beautiful sights a person could see. It is the sky of Holland. People know Holland for their windmills, wooden shoes, tulips, and canals (sometimes people even forget the canals). But nobody ever talks about the clouds. Nobody ever mentions the majesty of the clouds. But they are truly majestic. Most people probably think that there can't be a big difference about the sky of Holland or the sky over any other place. But I'm convinced that this isn't true. I mean, look at the historical resources of Holland. The beauty of the sky is, literally, painted everywhere.

Rembrandt was Dutch. He painted many pictures, most of which are portraits of himself or those whom he knew. Many of his paintings were also of Bible times. There are also other paintings and sketches that can be seen. And then there are the paintings he made of the Dutch landscape. The Stone Bridge is one of the two Holland landscape paintings by Rembrandt that I've seen (not personally, unfortunately). Both have an amazing cloud formation in the background.

Jacob van Ruisdael is another famous Dutch painter. He is considered the leading artist of the Dutch landscape. His elaborate paintings are so beautiful that they will always take a person's breath away. And absolutely all of them that I saw displayed on the internet had the amazing sky of the Netherlands. Not many people look at the sky of a painting, but I'd highly recommend it. It's one of the breathtaking beauties of Holland.

Other famed Dutch painters are Jan Vermeer and Meindert Hobbema, a student of Jacob van Ruisdael. I've not seen displays of their paintings, but they're supposed to be artists. However, I'd highly recommend you, dear reader, to check out Jacob van Ruisdael's landscapes on the internet if you've never seen a Dutch sky. Then maybe you'll understand just a little bit of what I had the chance to see before I went down to dinner tonight.