MOLENAER, Jan Miense Dutch painter (b. ca. 1610, Haarlem, d. 1668, Haarlem).
Dutch painter and draughtsman. The surprisingly large oeuvre of this remarkably versatile genre painter displays an inventive symbolism, wit and humour, which identify him as the true forerunner of Jan Steen. Tavern of the Crescent Moon g Oil on canvas, 87,8 x 102 cm
Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest
