# The Old Castle

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## Artwork

- Artist: [MURANT, Emanuel](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/murant-emanuel-r4c7a4938a0eebd>)
- Date: 1651-1700
- Technique: Oil on wood, 40 x 56 cm

## Commentary

The painting depicts part of a ruined Late Medieval castle of a type common in the Netherlands. There are no signs of recent habitation, many Dutch castles were ruined in the late sixteenth century during the war with Spain. Other Dutch artists also painted picturesque fragments of medieval architecture in country settings, for example, Jan &lt;a onclick=&#34;return OpenOther\(&#39;/html/g/goyen/1/pelkus.html&#39;\)&#34; href=&#34;/html/g/goyen/1/pelkus.html&#34;&gt;van Goyen,&lt;/a&gt; Roelof &lt;a onclick=&#34;return OpenOther\(&#39;/html/v/vries\_r/pigeon.html&#39;\)&#34; href=&#34;/html/v/vries\_r/pigeon.html&#34;&gt;van Vries,&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a onclick=&#34;return OpenOther\(&#39;/html/m/molenaex/winter\_s.html&#39;\)&#34; href=&#34;/html/m/molenaex/winter\_s.html&#34;&gt;Klaes Molenaer.&lt;/a&gt;

## Related artworks

- [Dilapidated Farm](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/murant-emanuel-r4c7a4938a0eebd/dilapidated-farm-rc47cece39e0b9d>)
- [Landscape with Bridge](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/murant-emanuel-r4c7a4938a0eebd/landscape-with-bridge-r22b0c6f0968bf4>)

## Attribution

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