Jan Steen · 1660
Dutch · 1626–1679
Jan Havickszoon Steen was a Dutch Golden Age painter, one of the leading genre painters of the 17th century. His works are known for their psychological insight, sense of humour and abundance of colour. Their satire also mocks the behavior and attitudes of the Dutch bourgeoisie.
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LIVENow streaming · Self-Portrait playing the LuteA selection of 7 works, free to stream.
Self-Portrait playing the Lute
Jan Steen · 1660
Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum
Beware of Luxury (“In Weelde Siet Toe”)
Jan Steen · 1663
The Dancing Couple
Jan Steen
National Gallery of Art
The Doctor's Visit in a Rich Interior
Jan Steen · 1661
'As the Old Sing, So Pipe the Young'
Jan Steen · 1665
Wine is a Mocker
Jan Steen · 1668
Ascagnes and Lucelle (The Music Lesson)
Jan Steen
National Gallery of Art
5 of Jan Steen's works, and what makes each one worth a look.
Beware of Luxury (“In Weelde Siet Toe”)
Jan Steen · 1663
Beware of Luxury (in Dutch, In weelde siet toe) also known as Die verkehrte Welt (The Upside-Down World), is a 1663 oil painting by the Dutch painter Jan Steen, now in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna. The painting depicts a disorderly household given over to licentious or improper behavior. The rowdy merrymakers are arranged in an inverted triangle formation.
The Dancing Couple
Jan Steen
National Gallery of Art
The Dancing Couple is an oil-on-canvas painting that was created by Jan Steen in 1663. It depicts a boisterous party with a dancing couple in the center. This painting is part of the Widener Collection, which currently resides in the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
The Doctor's Visit in a Rich Interior
Jan Steen · 1661
The Physician's Visit (c. 1660 to 1662) is an oil-on-canvas genre painting by the Dutch artist Jan Steen, now seen in the Apsley House collection in London. Its subject is similar to his The Lovesick Maiden in the Metropolitan Museum of Art from the same era.
'As the Old Sing, So Pipe the Young'
Jan Steen · 1665
"As the Old Sing, So Pipe the Young", in Dutch, Soo voer gesongen, soo na gepepen, is an oil-on-canvas painting executed c. 1668 to 1670 by Dutch artist Jan Steen. It is in the collection of the Mauritshuis in The Hague.
Wine is a Mocker
Jan Steen · 1668
Wine is a Mocker is an oil-on-canvas painting by the Dutch artist Jan Steen, created in 1663 to 1664, now in the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, California. Its title is drawn from a biblical proverb. The canvas depicts a scene outside an inn where a well-dressed drunken woman is about to be carried home in a wheelbarrow.
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