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Jan Asselijn

32 works

Jan Asselijn was a painter and draftsperson from the Dutch Republic. Read more

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Painting of a storm surge breaking over a rocky dyke, with boats on the calm sea and figures watching from the cliffs.

Breach of a Dyke by Storm Surge on March 5 1651

1651

Painting of a cavalry battle with smoke-filled sky, fallen horse and rider in foreground, and a large tree at left.

King Gustav Adolf II of Sweden in the Battle near Lützen

1635

Painting of a thatched hut with men and a dog on a dike, a blue flag, flat marshland and a distant city under clouds.

The restoration of the Diemerdijk or Muiderdijk near Amsterdam in 1651

1651

Night painting of Vesuvius erupting with glowing lava, smoke over a landscape, and small figures and a town below.

Vesuvs udbrud ved aftenstid

Battle scene with mounted soldiers, rearing horses, smoke and a large tree at left under a cloudy sky.

Gustav II Adolf af Sverige i slaget ved Lützen 16. november 1632

1634

Painting of a rocky mountain valley with a shepherd group, cattle and sheep beside a cliff and a stream under clouds.

Felsiges Gebirgstal mit Bach und Hirtengruppe

1645

Travelers with mules beside tall Roman stone arches, with a bridge over a river and mountains in the distance.

Ezeldrijvers bij een Italiaanse ruïne

1650

Painting of a cavalry skirmish at sunset with a rider on a white horse, fallen soldiers, a musketeer, and a distant fortress.

Cavalry Attack at Sunset

1646

Painting of a white swan with spread wings and open beak defending its nest on a riverbank, with a small dog nearby.

De bedreigde zwaan

1650

Painting of a ruined round tower on a stone quay with figures, a small boat, and a blue sky with clouds.

A Coastal Ruin in Italy

1640

Drovers rest with cattle and sheep beneath a large stone arch at sunset, with ruins and a distant building on the right.

Drovers with Cattle under an Arch of the Colosseum in Rome

1640

Painting of a stormy sea breaking over rocks, with a figure in a red cloak on a cliff and small boats under dark clouds.

De doorbraak van de Sint-Anthonisdijk bij Amsterdam

1651

Painting of cattle herders crossing a river at sunset beneath an arched stone bridge and ruined towers.

The Tiber River with the Ponte Molle at Sunset

c. 1650

Painting of a white swan with spread wings defending its nest on a riverbank as a fox approaches from the left.

The Threatened Swan

1650

Painting of a cavalry charge at sunset, with a rider on a white horse among fallen soldiers under a smoky sky.

'Cavalry Charge at Sunset

1646

Dusk landscape with a ruined round tower, peasants and cattle by a river, and distant hills under a cloudy sky.

Peasants and Cattle beside a Tower

1646

Herders and cattle rest beneath huge stone arches of a Roman ruin, with a sunset sky and distant buildings beyond.

Herders met vee rustend onder de gewelven van het Colosseum te Rome

1640

Painting of muleteers and mules beside crumbling Roman arches, with a stone bridge and mountains in the distance.

Muleteers beside an Italian Ruin

1650

Painting of a stormy sky over rushing water breaching a dike, with a figure in a red cloak on a cliff at left.

The Breach of the Saint Anthony’s Dike near Amsterdam

1651

Winter painting of travelers with pack animals crossing a frozen moat beside brick city walls under a moonlit sky.

Frozen Moat Outside City Walls

1647

Cattle and herdsmen wade through a river beside an arched stone bridge and ruined tower at sunset.

The Tiber River with the Ponte Molle at Sunset

1650

Painting of a rocky cave arch framing a distant river valley, with a waterfall, a stork, and a small traveler.

Landscape with views through the cave

1635

Painting of crumbling Roman ruins by water, a figure in red with cattle, and hazy mountains under a cloudy sky.

Italian Landscape

1640

Painting of a lion hunt with a fallen horse and rider, mounted hunters under a tree, and a second lion in a rocky landscape.

Chasse au lion

1640

Painting of a woman on a donkey under ruined arches, with cattle, goats, a seated man and a dog by a stream.

Italianate landscape with travellers by a stream with cattle

1652

Etched portrait of a seated man in a tall hat and dark cloak, with papers on a table and an easel behind him.

Jan Asselijn (‘Krabbetje’)

c. 1647

Pen and wash drawing of a riverside Roman scene with an arched stone bridge, watermills, houses and a church tower.

View of the Ponte Rotto, Rome, with Watermills

late 1630s

Brown wash drawing of a tall crumbling ruin with shrubs on a rocky outcrop under a pale sky.

Ruins in a Landscape

about 1646

Grey wash drawing of Roman ruins with brick arches, a farmhouse, an ox cart and figures on a road.

Roman ruins

Grey wash drawing of Roman ruins with a brick tower, ruined arches, and a figure-filled gateway below.

Roman Ruins: Tower and Gate

1640

Grey wash drawing of figures beneath a draped canopy at an outdoor tavern, with a cart and barrels at right.

Figures in an Outdoor Tavern

1635-52

Brown wash drawing of a Roman ruin with broken arches, overgrown vines, and small figures on a path.

Roman ruin

1650

Jan Asselijn was a painter and draftsperson from the Dutch Republic. Jan Asselijn was born in Dieppe and died in Amsterdam. The work of Jan Asselijn is associated with Baroque. Browse 32 works by Jan Asselijn from 17 museums, free to download in HD. Source: Wikidata