1649
oil
panel
From the collection of Kunsthaus Zürich
Blick über den Fluss auf Goes is a 1649 oil by Jan van Goyen, a Dutch Golden Age work, held at Kunsthaus Zürich.
This painting shows a serene scene of a riverbank, with a few figures in the foreground. The sky is filled with large, puffy clouds that are reflected in the calm water. In the distance, there are buildings and windmills along the shore. The artist has used a muted color palette, with shades of brown and gray dominating the scene. The brushstrokes are loose and expressive, giving the painting a sense of movement and energy. The painting's calm and peaceful atmosphere invites the viewer to step into the serene world of the riverbank. To learn more about the artist's use of light and shadow, look up the technique of chiaroscuro.
Jan Josephszoon van Goyen (Dutch pronunciation: ; 13 January 1596 – 27 April 1656) was a Dutch landscape painter.
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