Barend Cornelis KoekkoekDutch, 1803–1862Bosgezicht
Can I see it?
Yes, on view now
Where is “Bosgezicht” now? Rijksmuseum, Room 1.14 · Romanticism in the Netherlands, Amsterdam. Yes, on view now. Checked September 29, 2026.
Closed· opens at 9:00 AM
On public display.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the painting
Of all Dutch landscape painters, Koekkoek is perhaps the most Romantic. He specialized in splendid panora-mas of the valley of the Rhine and forest scenes with majestic trees, which at the time were called ‘Wodan’s Oaks’ (Wodan being the Dutch name for Odin, the major god in Norse mythology). In 1834 Koekkoek settled in Cleves in Germany, over the border from Nijmegen. He found German scenery, with its hills and the Rhine, more romantic than the Dutch landscape.
Rijksmuseum
Details
- Accession number
- SK-A-1546
What it shows
In the catalog
Display history
On view · Room 1.14 · Romanticism in the Netherlands
Rijksmuseum · Sep 29, 2026 — now · Verified
Whether it was on view is unknown
Rijksmuseum · Unconfirmed
Sources
- Rijksmuseum
- Image: Rijksmuseum — public domain
