River View with Church and Farmhouse

The painting depicts a riverside village with a tall church tower near the left-center, thatched houses along the bank, and a windmill visible on the distant right, with small boats and figures gathered along the water. The palette is restrained earth tones—browns, ochres, and greens—set against a cool blue‑gray sky with warm light near the horizon, creating a tonal, atmosphere-rich effect. The composition uses a low horizon and a broad river surface that leads the eye from the foreground toward the church and distant windmill, a characteristic arrangement in Jan van Goyen’s landscape work.