Jan van Goyen
1596 – 1656
Dutch painter, one of the foremost pioneers of realistic landscape painting in the Netherlands. His earliest works are heavily indebted to his master Esaias van de Velde, but he then created a distinctive type of monochrome landscape in browns and greys with touches of vivid blue or red to catch the eye; gnarled oaks; wide plains, usually seen from a height; low horizons and clouded skies. He was one of the first painters to capture the quality of the light and air in a scene and to suggest the movement of clouds.
51 artworks in collection
Locations
Works
Winter Landscape
Private collection1627
River Landscape
Private collection1631
River Landscape with a Town and Fortified Tower
Private collection1633
River Landscape with a Medieval Fortification
Private collection1638
The Valkhof at Nijmegen
Private collection1640
River View with Church at Warmond
Private collection1644
Estuary Landscape
Private collection1647
View of Dordrecht
Private collection1647
An Estuary Scene
Private collection1652
River Landscape with a Cattle-Ferry
Private collection1654
