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A Romanesque Ruin, 1650–51. Black chalk, with brush and gray wash, on ivory laid paper.
Black chalk, with brush and gray wash, on ivory laid paper · 9.8 × 15.8 cm · Art Institute of Chicago
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- Museum title
- A Romanesque Ruin
- Artist
- Jan van Goyen Dutch, 1596-1656
- Date
- 1650–51
- Medium
- Black chalk, with brush and gray wash, on ivory laid paper
- Dimensions
- 9.8 × 15.8 cm (3 7/8 × 6 1/4 in.)
- Credit line
- Worcester Sketch Fund Income
- Image license
- CC0 1.0 · Public domain
- Museum record
- Art Institute of Chicago
Artist’s life 1596–1656
View in the AtlasGaller’s rooms and hanging scale are imagined. The image is the museum’s original digital reproduction.