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River Landscape with a Distant Bridge, by Jan van Goyen, chalk, 1628

River Landscape with a Distant Bridge

Jan van Goyen

1628

chalk

paper

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Dominant colour

Overview

River Landscape with a Distant Bridge is a 1628 chalk by Jan van Goyen, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?
Jan van Goyen
When & what style?
1628 · Baroque
Where can I see it?
National Gallery of Art

About this work

The painting is called River Landscape with a Distant Bridge. It was made by Jan van Goyen between 1627 and 1629. The artist used black chalk on laid paper to create this work, which is part of the Baroque movement, known for its dramatic lighting and intense emotions, and you can learn more about this style by looking into the movement: Baroque.

About the artist

Portrait of Jan van Goyen
Artist

Jan van Goyen

Jan Josephszoon van Goyen (Dutch pronunciation: ; 13 January 1596 – 27 April 1656) was a Dutch landscape painter.

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