• Was a Dutch Golden Age painter.
• The Threatened Swan, which portrays a swan aggressively defending its nest, became a symbol of Dutch national resistance.
• Although it is unknown if Asselijn intended it to be so.
• The displayed painting is a crop from: Jan Asselijn, The Threatened Swan, c. 1650.
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Jan Asselijn, The Threatened Swan, c. 1650 
Jan Asselijn, The Threatened Swan, c. 1650 
Jan Asselijn, A Coastal Ruin in Italy, 1640 - 1652
Jan Asselijn, A Coastal Ruin in Italy, 1640 - 1652
Jan Asselijn, The Tiber River with the Ponte Molle at Sunset, c. 1650
Jan Asselijn, The Tiber River with the Ponte Molle at Sunset, c. 1650
Jan Asselijn, Ruined Archway,
Original, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford. Visited in 2019.
Jan Asselijn, Ruined Archway,
Jan Asselijn, Frozen Moat Outside City Walls, about 1647
Original, Worcester Art Museum, MA. Visited in 2020.
Jan Asselijn, Landscape with a Departure for a Hunt
Original, Sotheby`s, New York. Visited in 2020.
Jan Asselijn, Landscape with a Departure for a Hunt
Jan Asselijn, Landscape with a tower overlooking a river, around 1646 - 1647
Jan Asselijn, Landscape with a tower overlooking a river, around 1646 - 1647
Jan Asselijn, Ruin and shepherds' hut, around 1646 - 1647
Jan Asselijn, Ruin and shepherds' hut, around 1646 - 1647
Jan Asselijn, Fording Through the Shallows
Jan Asselijn, Fording Through the Shallows
Jan Asselijn, Bellowing Ox, ca. 1634-1652
Jan Asselijn, Bellowing Ox, ca. 1634-1652
