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The Pelkus Gate near Utrecht
The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Pelkus Gate near Utrecht

Description

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.

Dimensions

14 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)

Movement / Period

Classical Art

Accession No

4021e14e-a49f-49a8-8c60-a9037ccca89d

Curatorial Affinity Stream

Continuing the Universe of Jan van Goyen

Classical Art • Harmonious Works & Contemporaries