Landscape with Two Oaks

Jan van Goyen (signed by artist), 1641

The two gnarled oak trees, brightly illuminated by a few rays of sunlight, stand out sharply against the threatening sky. Van Goyen drew the trees with his brush. He used thin, almost transparent paint for the foliage and thick, grainy paint for the furrowed trunks. The landscape’s near monochrome palette is enlivened by the blue and red doublets of the two figures resting.

  • Artwork typepainting
  • Object numberSK-A-123
  • Dimensionsheight 88.5 cm x width 110.5 cm, height 86.5 cm x width 108.7 cm
  • Physical characteristicsolieverf op doek