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Jan van Goyen

The Square Watch-Tower

1651
Oil on panel
57.8 × 89.5 cm (22.8 × 35.2 in)

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Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia · verified July 2026

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FROM THE BARNES FOUNDATION’S CATALOG

As highways for the transport of merchandise and livestock, and as rich fishing grounds, the canals and rivers in the Netherlands linked countryside, city, and sea. Jan van Goyen devoted his career to painting the rhythms of these vital waterways in panoramic works dotted with ferries, fishing boats, castles, windmills, and church steeples.

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