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 religious upheaval and artistic transformation—a formative experience that would ultimately define his distinctive contribution to the Dutch Golden Age. His family, Huguenots fleeing persecution, relocated to Amsterdam in 1621, a vibrant epicenter of commerce and burgeoning artistic innovation during this period. This pivotal move immersed young Jean into an environment where landscape painting was undergoing a profound metamorphosis, sur…