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 dawn of the Dutch Golden Age. His family, Huguenots fleeing persecution, relocated to Amsterdam in 1621, immersing young Jean into a city brimming with artistic ambition and intellectual ferment. This pivotal move immediately exposed him to the transformative influence of landscape painting, which was rapidly departing from traditional conventions toward more expr…