Jan van Goyen
Jan van Goyen
Dutch, 1596–1656
Birth placeLeyden, Netherlands
Death placeHague, Netherlands
BiographyJan van Goyen is one of the foremost pioneers of realistic landscape painting in the Netherlands. He created a distinctive type of monochrome landscape in browns and grays with touches of vivid blue or red to catch the eye. He was one of the first painters to capture the quality of the light and air in a scene and to suggest the movement of clouds.Person TypePerson
American, born Switzerland, 1896–1969
