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Jan Steen
Dutch Baroque Era Painter, ca.1625-1679
Daily life was Jan Steen's main pictorial theme. Many of the genre scenes he portrayed 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). Subtle hints in his paintings seem to suggest that Steen meant to warn the viewer rather than invite him to copy this behaviour. Many of Steen's paintings bear references to old Dutch proverbs or literature. He often used members of his family as models. Jan Steen painted also quite a few self-portraits, in which he showed no tendency of vanity.
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 textiles. Steen was prolific, producing about 800 paintings, of which roughly 350 survive.
Steen's work was valued much by contemporaries and as a result he was reasonably well paid for his work. He did not have any students, but his work proved a source of inspiration for many painters.
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Selfportrait of Jan Steen
Selfportrait of Jan Steen (1670)
Painting ID:: 60933
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Selfportrait_of_Jan_Steen
Selfportrait of Jan Steen (1670)
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The merry family
The merry family
Painting ID:: 60934
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The_merry_family
The merry family
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Children teaching a cat to dance
Children teaching a cat to dance
Painting ID:: 60935
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Children_teaching_a_cat_to_dance
Children teaching a cat to dance
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Merry Couple
Oil on panel Stedelijk Museum De Lakenhal, LeidenArtist:STEEN, Jan Title: Merry Couple Painted in 1651-1700 , Dutch - - painting : genre
Painting ID:: 63697
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Merry_Couple
Oil on panel Stedelijk Museum De Lakenhal, LeidenArtist:STEEN, Jan Title: Merry Couple Painted in 1651-1700 , Dutch - - painting : genre
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Peasants before an Inn
1653
Painting ID:: 66516
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Peasants_before_an_Inn
1653
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Jan_Steen
Dutch Baroque Era Painter, ca.1625-1679
Daily life was Jan Steen's main pictorial theme. Many of the genre scenes he portrayed 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). Subtle hints in his paintings seem to suggest that Steen meant to warn the viewer rather than invite him to copy this behaviour. Many of Steen's paintings bear references to old Dutch proverbs or literature. He often used members of his family as models. Jan Steen painted also quite a few self-portraits, in which he showed no tendency of vanity.
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 textiles. Steen was prolific, producing about 800 paintings, of which roughly 350 survive.
Steen's work was valued much by contemporaries and as a result he was reasonably well paid for his work. He did not have any students, but his work proved a source of inspiration for many painters.
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