JAN ASSELIJN | LANDSCAPE WITH A DEPARTURE FOR A HUNT

Though of French origin, Jan Asselijn was a leading Dutch Italianate artist, influencing a generation of artists such as Nicolaes Berchem and Karel Dujardin. He was in Italy from circa 1635 until circa 1645, where he came under the influence of Pieter van Laer and Jan Both, returning back to the Netherlands via Lyon and Paris in 1647.  As his career progressed, he moved away from battle scenes and towards more peaceful Italianate landscapes, like the present, which defined most of his mature career. The golden light and the soft atmospheric landscape in the distance are beautiful reflections of his travels south.  

We are grateful to Dr. Charlotte A. Steland for endorsing the attribution on the basis of photographs.