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Jan van Goyen: The Medieval Fortress at Nijmegen  wikidata:Q18748849 reasonator:Q18748849
Artist
Jan van Goyen (1596–1656)  wikidata:Q315996 s:nl:Hoofdportaal:Beeldende kunst/Schilderkunst/Nederland/Jan van Goyen
 
Jan van Goyen
Alternative names
Jan Josefsz. van Goyen, Jan Josephsz. van Goyen
Description Dutch painter and drawer
Date of birth/death 13 January 1596 Edit this at Wikidata 27 April 1656 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Leiden Edit this at Wikidata The Hague Edit this at Wikidata
Work period 1620–1656
Work location
Leiden, Hoorn, Leiden (ca. 1610–1615), France (1615–1616), Haarlem (1617), Leiden (1618–1632), The Hague (1632–1634), Haarlem (1634), The Hague (1635–1656)
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artist QS:P170,Q315996
image of artwork listed in title parameter on this page
Title
The Medieval Fortress at Nijmegen
Object type painting Edit this at Wikidata
Genre landscape painting Edit this at Wikidata
Description
English: Van Goyen traveled extensively to find scenic vistas for his landscapes. This one shows the remnants of the medieval castle and a section of the walls of the city Nijmegen, on the Waal River in the eastern Netherlands. Against this imposing historic backdrop, the artist introduced a detail from rural life: a ferryboat carrying travelers and farmers with their cows to market. The beauty of van Goyen's landscapes lies in his handling of simple visual effects, here the reflections of the sky and foliage in the water, versus the unreflective surfaces of the buildings and earth. The overcast sky is typically Dutch; the resulting cool light brings out his orchestration of tonal distinctions.
Date 1643 (Baroque
era QS:P2348,Q37853
)
Medium oil on panel
medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q106857709,P518,Q861259
Dimensions height: 41.3 cm (16.2 in); width: 58.7 cm (23.1 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,41.3U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,58.7U174728
institution QS:P195,Q210081
Accession number
37.375
Place of creation The Hague, Netherlands (?)
Object history
Exhibition history World of Wonder. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1971-1972. New Light on Old Pictures: Dutch and Flemish Paintings from the Walters. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1981-1982.
Credit line Acquired by Henry Walters with the Massarenti Collection, 1902
Inscriptions VG
References
Source Walters Art Museum: Home page  Info about artwork
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