Landscape with Cornfield

Landscape with Cornfield, a 1640 painting by Jan van Goyen, is housed in the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux. 



The artwork depicts a pastoral scene, dominated by a wide, flat expanse of land. In the foreground, a dark, earthy bank or embankment occupies a significant portion of the lower third of the painting. Beyond this, a field stretches towards the middle ground, where figures, seemingly small in scale, are engaged in what appears to be harvesting or agricultural work. 



The middle ground also features a line of trees, creating a separation between the foreground activity and the background. In the distance, a town or village is visible, with buildings suggesting a modest settlement. The sky takes up a considerable portion of the canvas, filled with a soft, diffused light and clouds that are rendered with a hazy, atmospheric effect. The overall color palette is muted, with earthy browns, greens, and soft yellows dominating the landscape, while the sky is a blend of pale yellows and grays. The style is characteristic of Dutch landscape painting of the period, with a focus on atmospheric perspective and a sense of calm and tranquility. The exact dimensions are not provided in the metadata.