# Castle by a River

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## Artwork

- Artist: [GOYEN, Jan van](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/goyen-jan-van-r7f4cae54c220f3>)
- Date: 1601-1650
- Technique: Oil on wood, 66 x 97 cm

## Commentary

The subject and composition of this picture recall Jan van Goyen&#39;s many views of Nijmegen, but the fort here, with its Romanesque bell tower, improbable portals, and asymmetrical façade, is surely imaginary. The work is remarkable for the warmth of its brown and yellow tones, with rose and salmon colours throughout the cloudy sky.

## Related artworks

- [A Beach with Fishing Boats \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/goyen-jan-van-r7f4cae54c220f3/a-beach-with-fishing-boats-detail-r3d823ffeaf4299>)
- [A Beach with Fishing Boats](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/goyen-jan-van-r7f4cae54c220f3/a-beach-with-fishing-boats-rf63f806e2f3e61>)
- [A View on the Maas near Dordrecht](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/goyen-jan-van-r7f4cae54c220f3/a-view-on-the-maas-near-dordrecht-r4ca75481df45a0>)
- [An Estuary Scene](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/goyen-jan-van-r7f4cae54c220f3/an-estuary-scene-reb8cd745be0c37>)
- [Beach at Scheveningen](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/goyen-jan-van-r7f4cae54c220f3/beach-at-scheveningen-r58ecbb4abd3348>)
- [Country House near the Water](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/goyen-jan-van-r7f4cae54c220f3/country-house-near-the-water-rbd6bc2f0e8689d>)
- [Dune Landscape](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/goyen-jan-van-r7f4cae54c220f3/dune-landscape-r90c4090cd99250>)
- [Dunes](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/goyen-jan-van-r7f4cae54c220f3/dunes-r34c3a8e4852a3b>)
- [Estuary Landscape](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/goyen-jan-van-r7f4cae54c220f3/estuary-landscape-r291f7271a5aeb3>)
- [Farmyard with Haystack](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/goyen-jan-van-r7f4cae54c220f3/farmyard-with-haystack-r7d3e689dc5c929>)
- [Haarlemmer Meer](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/goyen-jan-van-r7f4cae54c220f3/haarlemmer-meer-r7b70358e2f8146>)
- [Haymaking](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/goyen-jan-van-r7f4cae54c220f3/haymaking-rb7a746bc387be3>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)