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Jan Steen
Jan Steen

Jan Steen

Dutch, 1626-1679
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Jan Havickszoon Steen was a Dutch genre painter of the 17th century (also known as the Dutch Golden Age). His works are known for their psychological insight, sense of humour and abundance of colour.
Steen was born in Leiden, a town in Southern Holland, where his well-to-do, Catholic family were brewers who ran the tavern The Red Halbert for two generations.

Like his even more famous contemporary Rembrandt van Rijn, Jan Steen attended the Latin school and became a student in Leiden. He received his painterly education from Nicolaes Knupfer (1603–1660), a German painter of historical and figurative scenes in Utrecht. Influences of Knupfer can be found in Steen's use of composition and colour. Other sources of inspiration were Adriaen van Ostade and Isaac van Ostade, painters of rural scenes, who lived in Haarlem.

Daily life was Jan Steen's main pictorial theme. Many of the genre scenes he portrayed, as in The Feast of Saint Nicholas, are lively to the point of chaos and lustfulness, even so much that "a Jan Steen household", meaning a messy scene, became a Dutch proverb (een huishouden van Jan Steen).
Steen did not shy from other themes: he painted historical, mythological and religious scenes, portraits, still lifes and natural scenes. His portraits of children are famous. He is also well known for his mastery of light and attention to detail, most notably in Persian rugs and other textiles.

Steen was prolific, producing about 800 paintings, of which roughly 350 survive. His work was valued much by contemporaries and as a result he was reasonably well paid for his work.

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The Dancing Lesson

The Dancing Lesson (1660 - 1679)

Jan Steen (Dutch, 1626-1679)
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The Dancing Couple

The Dancing Couple (1663)

Jan Steen (Dutch, 1626-1679)
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The Caudle Makers

The Caudle Makers (1665 - 1670)

Jan Steen (Dutch, 1626-1679)
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Portrait of Jacoba Maria van Wassenaer (1654-1683),known as ‘The Poultry Yard’

Portrait of Jacoba Maria van Wassenaer (1654-1683),known as ‘The Poultry Yard’ (1660)

Jan Steen (Dutch, 1626-1679)
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Merry Company on a Terrace

Merry Company on a Terrace (ca. 1670)

Jan Steen (Dutch, 1626-1679)
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Girl Eating Oysters

Girl Eating Oysters (c. 1658 - 1660)

Jan Steen (Dutch, 1626-1679)
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Ascagnes and Lucelle (The Music Lesson)

Ascagnes and Lucelle (The Music Lesson) (1667)

Jan Steen (Dutch, 1626-1679)
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As the Old Sing,So Pipe the Young

As the Old Sing,So Pipe the Young (c. 1668 - 1670)

Jan Steen (Dutch, 1626-1679)
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‘As the Old Sing,so Pipe the Young’

‘As the Old Sing,so Pipe the Young’ (c. 1663 - 1665)

Jan Steen (Dutch, 1626-1679)
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Ace of Hearts

Ace of Hearts

Jan Steen (Dutch, 1626-1679)
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Winter scene

Winter scene

Jan Steen (Dutch, 1626-1679)
Landscape
A Party of Peasants

A Party of Peasants (between 1648 and 1650)

Jan Steen (Dutch, 1626-1679)
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A Village Wedding

A Village Wedding

Jan Steen (Dutch, 1626-1679)
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A Tavern Interior With People Drinking And Music-Making

A Tavern Interior With People Drinking And Music-Making

Jan Steen (Dutch, 1626-1679)
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The Village Alchemist

The Village Alchemist (early 1660s)

Jan Steen (Dutch, 1626-1679)
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The Lute Player

The Lute Player (c. 1670)

Jan Steen (Dutch, 1626-1679)
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Merrymaking in a Tavern

Merrymaking in a Tavern (probably 1674)

Jan Steen (Dutch, 1626-1679)
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Celebrating the Birth

Celebrating the Birth (1664)

Jan Steen (Dutch, 1626-1679)
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The Harpsichord Lesson

The Harpsichord Lesson (1660 - 1669)

Jan Steen (Dutch, 1626-1679)
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Esther, Ahasuerus, and Haman

Esther, Ahasuerus, and Haman (c. 1668)

Jan Steen (Dutch, 1626-1679)
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A Suitor With A Young Woman

A Suitor With A Young Woman

Jan Steen (Dutch, 1626-1679)
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The prayer before the meal

The prayer before the meal (1660)

Jan Steen (Dutch, 1626-1679)
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Farmer Eating Eggs

Farmer Eating Eggs

Jan Steen (Dutch, 1626-1679)
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Children Teaching a Cat to Read

Children Teaching a Cat to Read (1665-68)

Jan Steen (Dutch, 1626-1679)
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A Goldsmith Melting Down a Woman’s Jewellery in the Presence of a Notary, ‘The Alchemist’

A Goldsmith Melting Down a Woman’s Jewellery in the Presence of a Notary, ‘The Alchemist’ (ca. 1668 – 1670)

Jan Steen (Dutch, 1626-1679)
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Inn with Guest and Serving Maid

Inn with Guest and Serving Maid (ca. 1665)

Jan Steen (Dutch, 1626-1679)
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David Returning Victorious after Defeating Goliath and the Philistines

David Returning Victorious after Defeating Goliath and the Philistines (1670 - 1671)

Jan Steen (Dutch, 1626-1679)
Religion
Christ among the Doctors

Christ among the Doctors (1659-60)

Jan Steen (Dutch, 1626-1679)
Religion
Moses Striking the Rock

Moses Striking the Rock (ca. 1648 – 1653)

Jan Steen (Dutch, 1626-1679)
Religion
Village Wedding

Village Wedding

Jan Steen (Dutch, 1626-1679)
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