![Jacob van Ruisdael, 1628/9? - 1682 A Landscape with a Ruined Castle and a Church about 1665-70 Oil on canvas, 109 x 146 cm Wynn Ellis Bequest, 1876 NG990 http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/NG990](https://commons.mtholyoke.edu/philosophyatthemuseum/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2016/02/N-0990-00-000027-wpu.jpg)
- What features of the landscape stand out in this painting?
- How is nature depicted in the painting?
- What do you think is the significance of the ruins of the castle in the right foreground of the painting?
- How does this painting present the relationship between human beings and nature?