Entrance to a Village, ca. 1665, Oil on wood, 29 1/2 x 43 3/8 in. (74. 9 x 110. 2 cm), Paintings, Meyndert Hobbema (Dutch, Amsterdam 1638?1709 Amsterdam), This picture represents the artist's favorite theme of quiet village life, an image that also appealed to patrons in the bustling city of Amsterdam. Hobbema trained there with Jacob van Ruisdael during the second half of the 1650s