RUYSDAEL, Salomon van
(b. ca. 1602, Naarden, d. 1670, Haarlem)

Tavern with May Tree

1664
Oil on canvas, 80,5 x 111 cm
Szépművészeti Múzeum, Budapest

This is a late work of the artist with complex composition. His later works, such as this, are more restless and animated; the landscape is peopled with figures which play a more important role in the composition as a whole and there is greater emphasis on human incident.

The church in the background is the Groote Kerk (Big Church) at Alkmaar.