View of Leiden from the Northeast
1650
Oil on panel (65 x 97,5 cm)
Museum De Lakenhal
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Barnes Foundation Collection: Jan van Goyen. The Square Watch-Tower -- The Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia is home to one of the world's greatest collections of impressionist, post-impressionist and early modern paintings.
In this splendidly preserved picture Van Goyen fully exploited the hardwood surface to set off the rich textures of his paint strokes, touches, and dabs. The shadowy, overgrown wall to the right, for example, is one of the most attractive areas of the painting despite its peripheral part in the composition
Barnes Foundation Collection: Jan van Goyen. The Square Watch-Tower -- The Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia is home to one of the world's greatest collections of impressionist, post-impressionist and early modern paintings.
Barnes Foundation Collection: Jan van Goyen. The Square Watch-Tower -- The Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia is home to one of the world's greatest collections of impressionist, post-impressionist and early modern paintings.
Barnes Foundation Collection: Jan van Goyen. The Square Watch-Tower -- The Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia is home to one of the world's greatest collections of impressionist, post-impressionist and early modern paintings.