Who painted “The Threatened Swan”?

“The Threatened Swan” was painted by Jan Asselijn in 1650. Where to see it: Rijksmuseum.

What to look for

Baroque: Renaissance painting is calmer and evenly lit; Rococo after it is lighter, paler and playful. Dutch Golden Age painting is the Protestant, everyday side of the same century.

Jan Asselijn (c. 1610 – October 1, 1652) was a Dutch Golden Age painter. Wikipedia

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More by Jan Asselijn

“Cavalry attack at sunset”, 1646
“A Coastal Ruin in Italy”, 1640–1652
“The restoration of the Diemerdijk or Muiderdijk near Amsterdam in 1651”, 1651
“Breach of a Dyke by Storm Surge on March 5 1651”, 1651
“Italianate landscape”, 1650
“Catching Crayfish”, 1645
“Head of an Ox”, 1647
“Lion Hunting”, 1640s