A Life Forged in Landscape: The World of Jan Asselijn Born Jean Asselin around 1610 in Dieppe, France, Jan Asselijn’s life unfolded against the backdrop of a turbulent era – the waning years of religious conflict and the burgeoning brilliance of the Dutch Golden Age. His family, Huguenots fleeing persecution, relocated to Amsterdam in 1621, immersing young Jean into a cosmopolitan city brimming with artistic ambition and intellectual ferment. This pivotal move instilled within him an appreciation for landscape painting’s evolving trajectory away from mere representation toward expressions of…