Castle by a River, 1647, Oil on wood, 26 x 38 1/4 in. (66 x 97.2 cm), Paintings, Jan van Goyen (Dutch, Leiden 1596–1656 The Hague), Many of Van Goyen's pioneering river views of the 1630s employ the diagonal recession, the repoussoir of a boat in the foreground, and the tonal palette found in this large panel of 1647. Here, however, there is a greater emphasis on the sky (compare View of Haarlem and the Haarlemmer Meer of 1646, 71
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Castle, River, 1647, Oil, wood, 26 x 38 1/4, 66 97.2 cm, Paintings, Jan van Goyen, Dutch, Leiden, 1596–1656, The Hague, Van, pioneering river views, 1630s employ, diagonal recession, repoussoir, boat, foreground, tonal palette, large panel, greater emphasis, sky, compare View, Haarlem, Haarlemmer Meer, 1646, 71
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