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Cavalry Attack at Sunset
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Cavalry Attack at Sunset

Jan Asselijn

1646

Medium

oil on panel

Dimensions

h 49cm × w 74cm

Collection

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Materials

panel; oil paint (paint)

Object Type

painting

Subject Matter

sunset; battle (+ cavalry, horsemen)

Acquisition Method

bequest

Acquired

1870

Notes

hoogte 49 cm x breedte 74 cm

Collection Type

paintings

About Jan Asselijn

1600–1652 • Dutch Republic

Dutch painter and draftsman, of French descent. He was one of the most important artists of the second generation of Dutch italianates, with Jan Both and Jan Baptist Weenix. The Asselin family moved from Dieppe to Amsterdam ca. 1621 and adopted the Dutch spelling of their surname after 1650. Comment on works: Landscapes w/figures; Views

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