Not currently on view
In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · as of August 2026
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
Salomon van Ruysdael — View of the Town of Alkmaar
Jan van Goyen — The Valkhof in 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
Salomon van Ruysdael — River View near Deventer
Jan van Goyen — Country House near the Water
Salomon van Ruysdael — River Landscape with a Ferry
