1656
chalk
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Village Fair is a 1656 chalk by Jan van Goyen, a Baroque work, depicting Tent, held at National Gallery of Art.
This drawing shows a village’s busy fair with tents, carts, and people milling about. Van Goyen captured daily life with quick, loose chalk lines and a soft gray wash for shadows and depth. The paper’s texture and the artist’s light touch make the scene feel alive and real. Check out Goyen, Jan van’s other works at the National Gallery of Art, Washington.
Jan Josephszoon van Goyen (Dutch pronunciation: ; 13 January 1596 – 27 April 1656) was a Dutch landscape painter.
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![The Affair near Konigstein (L'Affaire pres d e Koenigstein) [verso]](https://pub-3a17a9933ad74fb28aa30fa758592f23.r2.dev/artworks/8a75200d7cdf56c0/thumb.webp)
