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Curatorial Overview
“About a dozen paintings by Van Goyen feature some form of the once familiar Pelkus gate (erected 1371), a freestanding tower on the tow-path of the river Vecht. The setting is always invented and the monument treated as a picturesque haven for birds.”
MediumOil on wood
Dimensions14 1/2 x 22 1/2 in. (36.8 x 57.2 cm)
Frame, 23 1/4 x 31 x 2 3/4 in. (59.1 x 78.7 x 7 cm)
InstitutionThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit LineGift of Francis Neilson, 1945
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