Jan van Goyen
River Landscape with a Church in the Distance

River Landscape with a Church in the Distance

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River Landscape with a Church in the Distance
ArtistDutch, 1596–1656
CultureDutch
Titles
  • River Landscape with a Church in the Distance
Date1644
PlaceNetherlands
MediumOil on wood
Dimensionspanel: 16 × 24 5/8 in. (40.7 × 62.5 cm)
 frame: 24 1/2 × 33 1/4 × 3 in. (62 × 84.2 × 7.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Agnes Cullen Arnold Endowment
Object number2001.83
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
208 Friends Of Old Masters
On view

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Department
Arts of Europe and the Mediterranean
Object Type
Provenance Research Ongoing Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Label on verso of cradle: "Museum of Fine Arts / Van Goyen / 4.86.18"

Label on verso of cradle: "0725"

Label on verso of cradle: "1369 / Van Goyen"

Fourth label on verso of cradle extremely faded and scarcely legible: "Van Goyen"

First of two framer's labels on the verso of the frame: "012558 Younge Ebony 4 -4 1/2 Goyen / Subject Artist Jan Van Goyen / Panel 16 1/8 x 24 5/8 / Frame 15 5/8 x 24 3/16 / Imperial / Comments Pen no 337 Clients sizes (Liaise JVH any problem) / Due back 22-02-91"

Second of two framer's labels on the verso of the frame: D12558 Younger / Frame 4-4 1/2 Goyen / Artist Jan van Goyen / Subject"


Signed in monograme, lower left and dated 1644

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