Polo Culturale Pietro Aldi

Maritime Landscape with Fishermen

Jan van Goyen (Leiden 1596 – The Hague 1656)

Maritime Landscape with Fishermen

Oil on wood (oak), 47.5 x 62 cm (oval)

Signed and dated at lower right, under the dock 1635 f JVG

The atmosphere of suspension and contemplation, underlined by the limited palette, lifts the humble daily life of these fishermen to a poetic vision, in the infinite, silent fascination of the uncertain boundaries between earth, sea, and sky.

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