View of an imaginary town across a river with the Vianen tower of Saint Pol

The painting shows a broad river with several small boats, a central sailboat, and figures and cattle along the near shore. Across the water, a distant town rises with a skyline of church towers and spires set against a wide, cloud-filled sky. The color palette is restrained, with warm ochres, browns, and pale blues, and the composition reflects van Goyen’s Dutch tonal landscape style, featuring a low horizon and careful atmospheric perspective.