The Pelkus Gate near Utrecht
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| The Pelkus Gate near Utrecht | |
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| Artist | Jan van Goyen |
| Year | 1646 |
| Medium | Oil on wood |
| Dimensions | 14.5 cm × 22.5 cm (5.7 in × 8.9 in) |
| Location | Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |
The Pelkus Gate near Utrecht is an oil painting by Jan van Goyen, completed in 1646. It is one of about a dozen paintings by Van Goyen that depicted the Pelkus gate, a freestanding tower on the river Vecht that disappeared by the 18th century.[1] It is currently on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.[2]
