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View of a Town on a River
Also titled Gezicht op een dorp aan een rivier
Jan van Goyen (Leiden, 1596–1656)
1645
- Medium
- canvas, oil paint (paint)
- Classification
- painting
- Dimensions
- outer size: depth 8.5 cm (support incl. frame)
- Museum
- Rijksmuseum
- Rights
- Public Domain Mark, as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed
About this work
Van Goyen revolutionized Dutch landscape painting with a fresh style. Utilizing blue, grey, and ochre tints he skilfully portrayed the country’s damp weather. He made sketches during his walks, which served as references for his paintings. The figures in this picture are also on the move, by boat or by carriage, while the inn with a swan on its signboard offers a place to rest.
