Jan van Goyen, Winter Scene with Tall Beacon. 1642

English, Nederlands

English

Winter Scene with Tall Beacon

Two men are resting on the jetty, at the far end of which rises a tall beacon. In the left foreground a man is sitting on a boat frozen in the ice; a boy is sledging. Two horse-drawn passenger sledges occupy the centre; farther right a man is skating with a pole over his shoulder, another is pushing his wife over the ice on a sledge. In the right background stands a tent with refreshments for the skaters and colfers. To the left, behind the jetty a cluster of buildings dominated by a massive tower; at the foot of the tower several boats lying idle due to the ice. A windmill and a church-spire mark the horizon on the right.

Oil on panel. 34 x 45 cm. Signed om boat: VG 1642

Literature

• Beck No. 60, ill.

Douwes, Amsterdam (1929)

Waterman, Amsterdam (1981)

Gemeentemuseum, The Hague, on loan from Dienst Verspreide Rijkscollecties, The Hague

Exhibition

• Dordrecht, 1964. No. 41, ill.

Nederlands

Wintertafereel met hoge paal van Jan van Goyen (1596-1656).

Ook hier weer een paardenslee en schaatsers. Helemaal rechts op het schilderij zijn (klein afgebeeld) twee colvers te zien.

Gesigneerd en gedateerd op de boot: VG 1642

Literatuur: Beck no 60 (ill.)

Dienst Verspreide Rijkskollekties, Den Haag

Bron: Stichting Early Golf