River view

Jan van Goyen’s River view shows a tranquil river scene with a tree-lined left bank, a cluster of thatched huts, and a few figures near the water’s edge. Several small boats float on the calm foreground and midground, while a distant shoreline and sails recede toward a pale, cloud-filled horizon. The palette is restrained and earthy—browns, greens, and muted blues—executed with a tonal, atmospheric brushwork typical of his 17th-century Dutch river landscapes.