Sujet

The Threatened Swan, c.1650. Creator: Jan Asselijin.

Légende

The Threatened Swan, c.1650. Interpreted later as an Allegory on Johan de Witt. With its wings stretched and its neck poised, the swan protects her eggs against a dog swimming nearby. Showing the scene from a low angle emphasises the bird's power. The inscriptions - 'De Viand van de Staat' (the enemy of the state), 'De Raad-Pensionaris' (the grand pensionary), 'Holland' - are a later addition and have a political message. The white swan was thought to symbolize the Dutch statesman Johan de Witt (assassinated in 1672) protecting the country from its enemies.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM23A66_456

Model release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

79,2Mo (3,7Mo) / 48,5cm x 40,9cm / 5728 x 4830 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Europe animal female egg eggs painting protection bird birds swan wings museum Netherlands Dutch color beak aggression feathers aggressive nest bill feather water bird protected century protect protective concept birds nest agression gender 17th century Bird's Nest oil Painting waterbird Colour golden age aquatic bird seventeenth century Rijksmuseum TGN Allegory animal home Dutch Golden Age Oil on canvas Jan Asselijin Asselijin Jan Painting Heritage Art Low Countries Jan Asselyn Asselyn Jan Jan Asselijn Asselijn Jan Jan Esselin Esselin Jan