View of Arnhem

The painting presents a broad riverside view of Arnhem, with a cluster of church buildings and a tall tower on the left and a shoreline receding toward the horizon. In the foreground, figures and boats dot the muddy bank while the middle distance shows the river and distant land under a broad, pale sky. Executed in Jan van Goyen’s tonal landscape style, it uses a restrained brown palette, delicate line work, and graded washes to model space and atmosphere rather than color, creating a calm, expansive view.