Artwork
Het stadje Sankt Goar aan de Rijn
Het stadje Sankt Goar aan de Rijn is an oil painting by the French Romanticist artist Pierre-Justin Ouvrié. It dates from 1856 and is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum.
About this work
Subject & Meaning
The work depicts the town of Sankt Goar situated along the Rhine River. As a cityscape created in 1856, the painting presents a view of this specific German location on the river. The subject matter focuses on the urban settlement and its immediate riverside setting without additional symbolic elements or allegorical meanings described in the available records.
Technique & Style
Executed in 1856, this cityscape is rendered in oil paint on a wooden panel. The work measures 31.5 cm in height and 46.5 cm in width. As a painting by Pierre-Justin Ouvrié, it depicts the town of Sankt Goar situated along the Rhine River.
The piece is classified within the cityscape genre, utilizing the opaque qualities of oil to capture the architectural and landscape elements of the location.
History & Provenance
The painting is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, where it forms part of the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands Art Collection.
The cityscape painting Het stadje Sankt Goar aan de Rijn was created by Pierre-Justin Ouvrié in 1856. Executed in oil paint on a panel, the work measures 31.5 cm in height and 46.5 cm in width. The artwork is currently held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum, specifically within the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands Art Collection.
No specific details regarding the commission, original patron, or the precise chain of ownership prior to its current location are provided in the available records.
The painting is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, where it forms part of the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands Art Collection. Its medium is recorded as oil paint on panel, with dimensions of 31.5 by 46.5 cm. No inventory or accession number is documented in the available sources, and no exhibition history has been recorded.
Legacy
Pierre-Justin Ouvrié's 1856 oil painting Het stadje Sankt Goar aan de Rijn, housed in the Rijksmuseum collection, is recognized as a representative example of 19th-century Dutch cityscapes. Its atmospheric portrayal of the Rhine town contributed to the genre's development, influencing later artists who depicted Dutch riverine landscapes with similar compositional emphasis on light and architectural detail.
The work remains part of the Rijksmuseum's permanent holdings, ensuring continued scholarly attention to Ouvrié's role in transitional Romantic and Realist trends within Dutch painting.
Overview
In 1856 French artist Pierre‑Justin Ouvrié, later known simply as Justin Ouvrié, completed an oil on canvas titled Het stadje Sankt Goar aan de Rijn. The work portrays the small town of Sankt Goar perched on the banks of the Rhine, with its medieval castle dominating a rocky hill above the river. The painting is part of the Rijksmuseum’s collection.
Artist & collection
Artist
Pierre Justin Ouvrié or Ouvrié (19 January 1806 – 22 October 1879) was a French painter and lithographer. He was known as Justin Ouvrié from 1852 onwards.
