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A Cottage on a Heath

Image credit: The National Gallery, London

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In some paintings a vast, empty landscape might evoke feelings of loneliness or even melancholy, but this small picture, probably painted by Jan van Goyen, seems to do just the opposite. It’s light and airy, with a patch of sun on glowing soil, and tiny, almost comical, trees, their branches misty with delicate new leaves. Puffy clouds float across the sky on a breath. It seems to be an image of spring that brings the fresh air in to its viewers. The painting was once thought to be by someone imitating van Goyen’s style but in 1958, when it was cleaned, a figure in the foreground and other details added by a different artist were all removed. Cleaning also revealed van Goyen’s monogram, making it probable that it is his work painted early in his career.

The National Gallery, London

London

Title

A Cottage on a Heath

Date

about 1629

Medium

Oil on oak

Measurements

H 39.7 x W 60.5 cm

Accession number

NG137

Acquisition method

Bequeathed by Lt.-Col. J.H. Ollney, 1837

Work type

Painting

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