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A Romanesque Ruin

A work made of black chalk, with brush and gray wash, on ivory laid paper.
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  • A work made of black chalk, with brush and gray wash, on ivory laid paper.

Date:

1650–51

Artist:

Jan van Goyen
Dutch, 1596-1656

About this artwork

Five drawings (1961.378-1961.382) were once bound in a small sketchbook of approximately 200 pages. Because it was light and portable, Jan van Goyen could tuck it into his pocket while walking in search of inspiration. Sketchbooks allowed the artist to quickly delineate sand dunes and architectural structures in the vicinity of his residence in The Hague and farther afield. These landscape sketches in black chalk and ink wash relate—directly and indirectly—to compositions the artist later realized in oil paintings.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Jan van Goyen

Title

A Romanesque Ruin

Place

Netherlands (Artist's nationality:)

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1650–1651

Medium

Black chalk, with brush and gray wash, on ivory laid paper

Inscriptions

Inscribed recto, upper right, in pen and light brown ink: "75"

Dimensions

9.8 × 15.8 cm (3 7/8 × 6 1/4 in.)

Credit Line

Worcester Sketch Fund Income

Reference Number

1961.380

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