In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland — check current display status with the museum.
FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
Salomon van Ruysdael, the uncle of Jacob van Ruisdael, here represents a free interpretation of the Castle Loevenstein. In addition to its picturesque qualities, the castle had great political and cultural importance as the official state prison and a key fort in the southern Netherlands. Painted just before the Dutch won independence from Spain in 1648, the painting likely expressed nationalist pride for its owner.
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Jan van Goyen (Dutch, 1596–1656) — View of Emmerich
Jan van Goyen — The Pelkus Gate near Utrecht
Jan van Goyen — View of Duurstede Castle at Wijk bij Duurste
Jan van Goyen — Castle by a River
Jan van Goyen — Blick über den Rhein auf Arnheim
Salomon van Ruysdael — View of the Town of Alkmaar
Jan van Goyen — The Valkhof in Nijmegen
Jan van Goyen — Altes Schloss an einem Fluss
Jan van Goyen — The Medieval Fortress at Nijmegen
Salomon van Ruysdael — River Landscape with a View of Naarde
Salomon van Ruysdael — Ferry near Gorinchem
Jan van Goyen — River Landscape with a Village Church
