# Winter Scene near The Hague [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [GOYEN, Jan van]() - Date: 1601-1650 - Technique: Oil on panel, 52 x 70 cm ## Commentary Winter Scene near The Hague 1645 Oil on panel, 52 x 70 cm The Hermitage, St. Petersburg Despite his strong reputation, van Goyen was unable to provide for his family on an artist's income. With varying degrees of success, he also traded tulip bulbs, brokered real estate, and acted as an appraiser for auction houses. Meanwhile his painting evolved, and he produced his best works in the early 1640s at The Hague. Using lighter and brighter paints and, most importantly, unifying the view through a general tone in which the grey-blue hues of sky and water predominate, van Goyen conveys well Holland's distinctive maritime atmosphere. In the background the outlines of the large municipal buildings of The Hague \(Stadthuis, Groote Kerk and Binnenhof\) can be seen. The painting is signed on the boat at the left. \*\*\* Keywords: \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* Author: GOYEN, Jan van Title: Winter Scene near The Hague Time-line: 1601-1650 School: Dutch Form: painting Type: landscape ## Related artworks - [A Beach with Fishing Boats \(detail\)]() - [A Beach with Fishing Boats]() - [A View on the Maas near Dordrecht]() - [An Estuary Scene]() - [Beach at Scheveningen]() - [Castle by a River]() - [Country House near the Water]() - [Dune Landscape]() - [Dunes]() - [Estuary Landscape]() - [Farmyard with Haystack]() - [Haarlemmer Meer]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()