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The Threatened Swan
A swan fiercely defends its nest against a dog. In later centuries this scuffle was interpreted as a political allegory: the white swan was thought to symbolize the Dutch statesman Johan de Witt (assassinated in 1672) protecting the country from its enemies. This was the meaning attached to the painting when it became the very first acquisition to enter the Nationale Kunstgalerij (the forerunner o…
Publisher
- Rijksmuseum
Subject
- http://iconclass.org/45A10
- http://iconclass.org/25F36(SWAN)
- http://iconclass.org/34B11
- http://iconclass.org/41C642
- …
- Rampjaar
- Keulen
- Keulen
- Keulen
- Keulen
- Keulen
Type of item
- painting
- Art of painting
Publisher
- Rijksmuseum
Subject
- http://iconclass.org/45A10
- http://iconclass.org/25F36(SWAN)
- http://iconclass.org/34B11
- http://iconclass.org/41C642
- …
- Rampjaar
- Keulen
- Keulen
- Keulen
- Keulen
- Keulen
Type of item
- painting
- Art of painting
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Rights
- Public Domain
- Publiek Domein
Creation date
- 1650
- 1650
Place-Time
- second quarter 17th century
- third quarter 17th century
Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.5829
- SK-A-4
Extent
- height 144 cm
- width 171 cm
Format
- canvas
- oil paint (paint)
- Canvas
Language
- nl
Is part of
- collection: paintings
- collectie: schilderijen
Year
- 1650
Providing country
- Netherlands
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2014-05-27T20:16:03.660Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2018-03-17T14:37:59.061Z