Jan van GoyenDutch, 1596–1656Bare Trees by a Road
May one see it?
Unknown
Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- Source
- The museum
Particulars
- Accession number
- RP-T-1962-4
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Rijksmuseum
- Image: Rijksmuseum — public domain
Meanwhile, in the life of Jan van Goyen
The whole life1635–1656 · Workplace
The Hague
1650–1653 · Workplace
Kleve
1650s
The freely composed seascapes of the 1650s
According to the art historian H. U. Beck, in his freely composed seascapes of the 1650s van Goyen reached the apex of his creative work, producing paintings of “striking perfection”.
1652
Forced to sell his collection of pictures
In 1652 van Goyen was forced to sell his collection of paintings and graphic art.
2 May 1653
Asks to offset money still owed him against his debt
Van Goyen never grew rich and was always short of money: on 2 May 1653 he asked that a sum he had not yet received be deducted from his debt to the city council.
