The Threatened Swan

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The Threatened Swan is a famous 17th-century Dutch painting by Jan Asselijn depicting a defensive swan, often interpreted as a political allegory, and is one of the notable works housed in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf oil painting
painting
collection Rijksmuseum collection
countryOfOrigin Dutch Republic
Netherlands
creator Jan Asselijn
depicts defensive posture
dog
swan
describedBySource Rijksmuseum catalogue
genre allegorical painting
animal painting
hasInterpretation allegory of Dutch resistance
allegory of Johan de Witt
political allegory
hasPart inscription
hasQuality 17th-century artwork
famous Dutch painting
inception 17th century
languageOfWorkOrName Dutch
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Amsterdam
locatedInTheCountry Netherlands
location Rijksmuseum
mainSubject swan defending its nest
materialUsed canvas
oil paint
movement Dutch Golden Age painting
notableWorkOf Jan Asselijn
partOf Rijksmuseum permanent collection
significantEvent acquiredByRijksmuseum

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Rijksmuseum
notableWorkInCollection

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