Jan van GoyenDutch, 1596–1656Polder Landscape
Can I see it?
Unknown
Where is “Polder Landscape” now? Collection: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Unknown.
Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- Source
- The museum
About the painting
The Dutch landscape is defined by its extensive lowlands, as Jan van Goyen painted here. Much of the countryside consists of polders. The water level inside these areas surrounded by dikes is regulated with the help of mills. Schiphol Airport, too, is located in such a polder, approximately four metres below sea level. Before it was empoldered in the 19th century there was a large body of water here called the Haarlemmermeer.
Rijksmuseum
Details
- Accession number
- SK-A-3249
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Rijksmuseum
- Image: Rijksmuseum — public domain
