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Source Description
Van Goyen traveled extensively to find scenic vistas for his landscapes. This one shows the remnants of the medieval castle and a section of the walls of the city Nijmegen, on the Waal River in the eastern Netherlands. Against this imposing historic backdrop, the artist introduced a detail from rural life: a ferryboat carrying travelers and farmers with their cows to market.The beauty of van Goyen's landscapes lies in his handling of simple visual effects, here the reflections of the sky and foliage in the water, versus the unreflective surfaces of the buildings and earth. The overcast sky is typically Dutch; the resulting cool light brings out his orchestration of tonal distinctions.
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Document identity
localId
35625
label
The Medieval Walls of Nijmegen
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
35625
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
The Medieval Walls of Nijmegen
description
Van Goyen traveled extensively to find scenic vistas for his landscapes. This one shows the remnants of the medieval castle and a section of the walls of the city Nijmegen, on the Waal River in the eastern Netherlands. Against this imposing historic backdrop, the artist introduced a detail from rural life: a ferryboat carrying travelers and farmers with their cows to market.The beauty of van Goyen's landscapes lies in his handling of simple visual effects, here the reflections of the sky and foliage in the water, versus the unreflective surfaces of the buildings and earth. The overcast sky is typically Dutch; the resulting cool light brings out his orchestration of tonal distinctions.
provenance
Don Marcello Massarenti Collection, Rome, no. 659; purchased by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
date
1643 (Baroque)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
paintings
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
41.3
height
58.7
dimensionsRaw
H: 16 1/4 x W: 23 1/8 in. (41.3 x 58.7 cm)
Source extras
cul
Dutch
inscriptions
[Signature] VG 1643
med
oil on panel
creator_ids
3797
collection_ids
BAR
exhibition_ids
1994
2517
Single page context
seq
1
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0
type
photo
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