"Ruisdael's favorite subjects are simple woodland scenes, similar to those of Everdingen and Hobbema. He is especially noted as a painter of trees, and his rendering of foliage, particularly of oak leaf age, is characterized by the greatest spirit and precision."
When I was a child, one of his paintings of a distant view of Haarlem was on the back of a Reader's Digest monthly. I looked for hours at it. As a young adult I travelled to Haarlem to find one of those vistas which where of course long gone by then. What I found, however, clearly made the journey worth it. The small community Vogelenzang south of Haarlem provides access to a huge park that stretches from mainland forests to the North Sea Coast. Have a look if you want:
https://www.google.de/maps/@52.3214881,4.5600984,14z
I don't know any more tranquil and serene place in Holland, it's just beautiful. And finally, here are the pictures:
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