# Summer

- By: Jan van Goyen (Leiden, 1596–1656)
- Date: 1625
- Medium: panel, oil paint (paint)
- Classification: painting
- Dimensions: frame: height 43.6 cm x width 44.3 cm x depth 4 cm
- Credit line: Purchased with the support of the Stichting tot Bevordering van de Belangen van het Rijksmuseum
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/SK-A-3945--8eb53ea8fa3b3078fe5c0d4dcf8aec04)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://iiif.micr.io/YpMON/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Little Ones profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Small round landscapes were in great demand among people who bought art. Van Goyen produced scores of them over the years. This little painting not only depicts a village by the water, but also symbolizes summer. It accompanies a painting of winter, which is also on view in this gallery.