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River Landscape with a Castle, 1648

  • oil paint, panel
  • 53 x 61.6 cm
  • Inv. 1965-C

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Van Goyen adopted a more sober colour palette from around 1627, mainly working in brown, yellow, ochre and green. In this painting, he followed his favourite scheme: an overcast sky, (ruined) buildings in the foreground, a river with fishermen and vessels, and a low horizon punctuated by the skyline of a village. A stake is secured to the left of the square tower, which was used for attracting birds. Birds appeared regularly on the menu in Holland, even sparrows. People were convinced that they boosted the ‘geyligheyt’, or virility.

Artist

Jan van Goyen RKD VIAF Wikidata
Leyden 1596 - The Hague 1656
painters (artists)AAT

Title River Landscape with a Castle
Date 1648
Period 17th century
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings monogram and year bottom left on the boat: VG 1648
Collection paintings AAT
Object type oil paintings (visual works) AAT
Inventory number 1965-C
Acquisition credit gift
The Friends of the Museum
Ghent
1965
Current whereabouts Work on display
Permalink https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1965-C
IIIF Manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/2842/manifest.json
Art & Architecture Thesaurus 300015571 cityscapes (representations) AAT
300015636 landscapes AAT
Keywords Iconclass 21D water (one of the four elements) Iconclass
25H1 landscapes in the temperate zone Iconclass
25H2 landscapes with waters, waterscapes, seascapes (in the temperate zone) Iconclass
25H21 water course Iconclass
25H213 river Iconclass
25H217 river bank Iconclass
25I5 landscape with tower or castle Iconclass
31A71 male sex; man Iconclass
31D14 adult man Iconclass
41A1 civic architecture; edifices; dwellings Iconclass
41A14 urban housing Iconclass
41A361 tower (of house or building) Iconclass
43C128 fisherman Iconclass
45K13 fortress Iconclass
46C2231 pier, quay, wharf Iconclass
46C231 tow-boat, towing-barge Iconclass
47K1 sea and coastal fishery Iconclass
47K42 fishing net Iconclass
61D(NETHERLANDS) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (names of cities and villages excepted) (NETHERLANDS) Iconclass
61D(WAAL) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (names of cities and villages excepted) (WAAL) Iconclass
61E(NIJMEGEN) names of cities and villages (NIJMEGEN) Iconclass
School / Style Baroque AAT
Jan van Goyen / Jan Pieter Ballegeer. - [s.l.] : [s.n.], [s.a.] (p. 84-85)
Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent : Catalogus schilderkunst ; Deel I: 14de - 18de eeuw ; Deel II: 19de - 20ste eeuw / Robert Hoozee, Johan De Smet, Bruno Fornari, Ruth Monteyne. - Gent : Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent, 2007 (dl. I, p. 96-97 (ill.))
Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent : De collectie (tentoonstelling vanaf 21 maart 2021) / Johan De Smet, Bart Ooghe, Frederica Van Dam, Lieven Van Den Abeele, Cathérine Verleysen. - Gent : Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent, 2021
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Gand : La Collection (exposition dès le 21 mars 2021) / Johan De Smet, Bart Ooghe, Frederica Van Dam, Lieven Van Den Abeele, Cathérine Verleysen. - Gand : Musée des Beaux-Arts de Gand, 2021
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