1650
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
The Wooden Bridge is a 1650 by Jan van Goyen, a Baroque work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This etching shows a small town by a river, with a wooden bridge in the foreground. Two people stand on the bridge, while others walk nearby. A church with a tall steeple sits behind the bridge, and a boat with two people rows on the water. The artist used fine lines to show light and shadow, giving the scene depth. This style was common in Dutch landscapes of the time. Look up Baroque next to see how this style shaped art.
Jan Josephszoon van Goyen (Dutch pronunciation: ; 13 January 1596 – 27 April 1656) was a Dutch landscape painter.
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