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Painting by Jan van Goyen
The Pelkus Gate near Utrecht
ArtistJan van Goyen
Year1646
MediumOil on wood
Dimensions14.5 cm × 22.5 cm (5.7 in × 8.9 in)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York

The Pelkus Gate near Utrecht is an oil painting by Jan van Goyen, completed in 1646. It is one of about a dozen paintings by Van Goyen that depicted the Pelkus gate, a freestanding tower on the river Vecht that disappeared by the 18th century. It is currently on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Context

Van Goyen completed about a dozen paintings depicting some form of the Pelkus gate. Each of the paintings' surroundings and structures vary greatly, suggesting that they were invented by van Goyen.

References

  1. "The Pelkus Gate near Utrecht by GOYEN, Jan van". www.wga.hu. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
  2. ^ "The Pelkus Gate near Utrecht". Met Museum. Retrieved 2021-11-15.


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