GOYEN, Jan van
(b. 1596, Leiden, d. 1656, Den Haag)

Landscape with Two Oaks

1641
Oil on canvas, 89 x 111 cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

The main subject of this painting, which depicts two travellers resting by a pair of old oaks and a third heading off down the hill, is the twisted trunks of the oaks standing out starkly against the sky.