[B.C. Koekkoek] tended to set small figures in vast landscapes with deep valleys, inhospitable crags and proud castles; these scenes are made more dramatic by the strong contrasts between light and dark, as in 'View in the Rhine Valley' and 'Landscapes near Cleves with a Fire', 1846.

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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "[B.C. Koekkoek] tended to set small figures in vast landscapes with deep valleys, inhospitable crags and proud castles; these scenes are made more dramatic by the strong contrasts between light and dark, as in 'View in the Rhine Valley' and 'Landscapes near Cleves with a Fire', 1846." in the context of "Quote of Hoogenboom, as cited in: 'Biography - Barend Cornelis Koekkoek (1803 - 1862)', on Reh galleries" to mean that wisdom is timeless.