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 turbulent religious times and a burgeoning artistic revolution. His family, Huguenots fleeing persecution, relocated to Amsterdam in 1621 – a city pulsating with commercial energy and brimming with creative fervor during the Dutch Golden Age. This move proved transformative, immersing young Jean into an environment where landscape painting was rapidly shedding its formal conventions toward depictions that prioritized atmosphere and emotio…