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Valuable oil on canvas of Dutch school (?) depicting a beautiful natural landscape; the rocks and rich vegetation create a natural arch from which a striking waterfall descends. The waterfall is the protagonist of the scene, in fact, the figures present are carrying out some kind of hydraulic engineering activity, which should be further investigated. Certainly a high-quality painting, in which the artist is very skilled in the lenticular details of nature, such as the movement of the waterfall's water, which crashes into the river basin and among the rocks, expressing a luministic attention of great value. In the foreground, the right side is occupied by large wooden pylons on which a sort of pier is mounted; from there, a figure of a monk in a tunic pulls a rope to ring an alarm bell or signaling device, probably related to the hydraulic activity. At the foot of the construction are depicted two elderly priests, probably in the role of supervisors. The painting can be placed in the second half of the 17th century, more precisely in the last quarter. Due to the type of subject and attention to naturalistic and luministic details, it could have been executed with high probability by a student or painter close to Jacob Van Ruisdael (Haarlem 1628 - Amsterdam 1682). Central to a controversial painting, which should be studied in more detail, without excluding the fact that it could also hold some surprises. The dimensions of the canvas are 70cm x 60cm. The painting is mounted in a splendid gilded and carved frame from the early 18th century. We enclose a certificate of guarantee that certifies its authenticity.