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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]

The Pelkus Gate near Utrecht
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

Context

Van Goyen completed about a dozen paintings depicting some form of the Pelkus gate. Each of the paintings' surroundings and structures vary greatly, suggesting that they were invented by van Goyen.[2]

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