Van Goyen adopted a more sober colour palette from around 1627, mainly working in brown, yellow, ochre and green. In this painting, he followed his favourite scheme: an overcast sky, (ruined) buildings in the foreground, a river with fishermen and vessels, and a low horizon punctuated by the skyline of a village. A stake is secured to the left of the square tower, which was used for attracting birds. Birds appeared regularly on the menu in Holland, even sparrows. People were convinced that they boosted the ‘geyligheyt’, or virility.
| Artist |
Jan van Goyen
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| Title | River Landscape with a Castle |
| Date | 1648 |
| Period | 17th century |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | monogram and year bottom left on the boat: VG 1648 |
| Collection | paintings AAT |
| Object type | oil paintings (visual works) AAT |
| Inventory number | 1965-C |
| Acquisition credit |
gift
The Friends of the Museum Ghent 1965 |
| Current whereabouts | Work on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1965-C |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/2842/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300015571
cityscapes (representations)
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25H landscapes Iconclass |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
21D
water (one of the four elements)
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25H1 landscapes in the temperate zone Iconclass 25H2 landscapes with waters, waterscapes, seascapes (in the temperate zone) Iconclass 25H21 water course Iconclass 25H213 river Iconclass 25H217 river bank Iconclass 25I5 landscape with tower or castle Iconclass 31A71 male sex; man Iconclass 31D14 adult man Iconclass 41A1 civic architecture; edifices; dwellings Iconclass 41A14 urban housing Iconclass 41A361 tower (of house or building) Iconclass 43C128 fisherman Iconclass 45K13 fortress Iconclass 46C2231 pier, quay, wharf Iconclass 46C231 tow-boat, towing-barge Iconclass 47K1 sea and coastal fishery Iconclass 47K42 fishing net Iconclass 61D(NETHERLANDS) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (names of cities and villages excepted) (NETHERLANDS) Iconclass 61D(WAAL) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (names of cities and villages excepted) (WAAL) Iconclass 61E(NIJMEGEN) names of cities and villages (NIJMEGEN) Iconclass |
| School / Style | Baroque AAT |
| Jan van Goyen / Jan Pieter Ballegeer. - [s.l.] : [s.n.], [s.a.] (p. 84-85) |
| Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent : Catalogus schilderkunst ; Deel I: 14de - 18de eeuw ; Deel II: 19de - 20ste eeuw / Robert Hoozee, Johan De Smet, Bruno Fornari, Ruth Monteyne. - Gent : Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent, 2007 (dl. I, p. 96-97 (ill.)) |
| Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent : De collectie (tentoonstelling vanaf 21 maart 2021) / Johan De Smet, Bart Ooghe, Frederica Van Dam, Lieven Van Den Abeele, Cathérine Verleysen. - Gent : Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent, 2021 |
| Musée des Beaux-Arts de Gand : La Collection (exposition dès le 21 mars 2021) / Johan De Smet, Bart Ooghe, Frederica Van Dam, Lieven Van Den Abeele, Cathérine Verleysen. - Gand : Musée des Beaux-Arts de Gand, 2021 |
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