Does this artwork infringe your rights? In later centuries this scuffle was interpreted as a political allegory: the white swan was thought to symbolize the Dutch statesman Johan de Witt (assassinated in 1672) protecting the country from its enemies. The Threatened Swan is an artwork on USEUM. With menacingly outspread wings, the swan is vigorously defending its nest against the dog swimming up from the left. The image has a political interpretation: the swan symbolized the Dutch s A swan fiercely defends its nest against a dog. In later centuries this scuffle was interpreted as a politicalDrovers with Cattle under an Arch of the Colosseum in Rome It depicts a life size swan fiercely defending his nest against the dog. Hand-picked art wallpapers, free paintings to download and more from USEUM’s best in your mailbox every couple of weeks. Thus the swan was meant to represent the Grand Pensionary protecting Holland. And on the egg: ‘Holland’. Just above the dog: ‘de viand van de staat’ (enemy of the state). Asselyn's early works, dated 1634 and 1635, are little views of ferocious cavalry skirmishes which suggest he was apprenticed to Jan Marsten the Younger, a Haarlem battle painter who was a pupil and follower of Esaias van de Velde. This was the meaning attached to the painting when it became the very first acquisition to enter the Nationale Kunstgalerij (the forerunner of the … A swan fiercely defends its nest against a dog. Google Arts & Culture asset ID: 6QGUR58bRgIKEAFrom Wikimedia Commons, the free media repositoryhttps://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:The_Threatened_Swan&oldid=378336138Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike LicenseAllegorical paintings in the Rijksmuseum AmsterdamJan Asselijn - The Threatened Swan - WGA01030.jpgPaintings in the Gallery of Honour of the Rijksmuseum AmsterdamAnimal paintings in the Rijksmuseum AmsterdamPaintings by Jan Asselijn in the Rijksmuseum AmsterdamBeschrijving der schilderijen op 's Rijks Museum te Amsterdam (1858) p 001 monogram Asselijn.jpgAmsterdam - Rijksmuseum 1885 - The Gallery of Honour (1st Floor) - The Threatened Swan c. 1650 by Jan Asselijn.jpgIl cigno minacciato (it); Le Cygne menacé (fr); El cisne amenaciáu (ast); El cigne amenaçat (ca); Der bedrohte Schwan (de); The Threatened Swan (en-gb); Վախեցած կարապը (hy); Застрашен лебед (bg); Den truede svane (da); Lebăda amenințată (ro); Den hotade svanen (sv); Spłoszony łabędź (pl); Den truede svane (nb); De bedreigde zwaan (nl); Den truede svanen (nn); El cisne amenazado (es); The Threatened Swan (en); The Threatened Swan (en-ca); Ο Απειλούμενος Κύκνος (el); Испуганный лебедь (ru) cuadro de Jan Asselijn (es); peinture de Jan Asselyn (fr); Jan Asselijnen margolana (eu); Pintura de Jan Asselijn (ast); Pintura de Jan Asselijn (ca); Gemälde von Jan Asselijn (de); pintura de Jan Asselijn (pt); painting by Jan Asselijn (en-gb); pintura de Jan Asselijn (oc); картина от Ян Аселийн (bg); maleri af Jan Asselijn (da); pictură de Jan Asselijn (ro); taolenn gant Jan Asselijn (br); dipinto di Jan Asselyn (it); painting by Jan Asselijn (en); Målning av Jan Asselijn (sv); Måleri av Jan Asselijn (nn); maleri av Jan Asselijn (nb); schilderij van Jan Asselijn (nl); obraz Jana Asselijna (pl); pikturo da Jan Asselijn (io); Jan Asselijn festménye (hu); Jan Asselijnin maalaus (fi); pintura de Jan Asselyn (gl); pentraĵo (eo); πίνακας του Γιαν Άσσελιν (el); картина Яна Асселина (ru) De bedreigde zwaan (nb); Лебедь в момент опасности (ru)De bedreigde zwaan Rijksmuseum SK-A-4.jpeg

https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/SK-A-4 ‘Raad Pensionaris’ is painted beneath the swan, referring to Johan de Witt statesman at that time. Dimensions of original painting: 144 x 171 cm. Additionally, he made drawings, often animated with wash, of the grand and modest sights of Rome. Between the swan’s legs: ‘de raads-pensionaris’ (the function of Johan de Witt). The painting itself is beautiful, but when the National Artgallery (now the ‘Rijksmuseum’) bought it in 1800 as its first painting, it was because of its historic political meaning.The swimming dog on the bottom left and the nest with eggs on the right are barely visible as all our attention is focused on the fierce swan.

To make the allegory clear to all observers, texts were added to the painting in black letters. Just above the dog: ‘de viand van de staat’ (enemy of the state).

The painting was transformed at a later date into an allegory on the vigilance of the Grand Pensionary … By 1647 he was in Amsterdam where he spent the remaining five years of his life. Drag and click to explore the museum and find the painting.

First, I'm starving. It was created by Jan Asselijn in 1650. Timeline: 1601-1650 . Date of painting: c. 1650. Jan Asselijn - The Threatened Swan - WGA01030.jpg 1,070 × 874; 186 KB Oilpainting (Jan Asselijn, 1650) of a swan that is defending its nest (see the eggs right) against a dog attack, in Rijksmuseum Amsterdam - panoramio.jpg 3,648 × 2,432; 2.02 MB Show less Read more.

The threatened Swan by Jan Asselijn. Someone saw the Threatened Swan as an allegory to the unstable political situation: the swan Johan de Witt (swans was his family symbol) defending Holland against the dog representing Hollands enemies. Reproduction. The painting's subject is a life-size swan (Cygnus olor) defending its nest against a dog. The scattered feathers and the low angle from which the bird is viewed emphasize its fury. During the brief period he specialized in Italian views saturated with silvery and golden atmospheric effect; he was one of the first to bring Claude's pure and light way of painting landscapes to Holland. Painting title: The Threatened Swan. The work painted in 1650 is exhibited at the Rijksmuseum.

Thanks to the high end digital printing, the coin with the reproduction of his iconic work can become the pride of your private collection! The scattered feathers and the low angle from which the bird is viewed emphasize its fury. Still life with oysters, a rummer, a lemon and a silver bowl.

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