Jan Steen - 131 artworks - painting - WikiArt.org
Jan Steen, a 17th century Dutch painter, set himself apart from his contemporaries through his richly varied body of work, which included works of portraiture, historical and biblical themes, genre painting and landscape.
Top 10 Famous Jan Steen Paintings - Art Facts
Feb 12, 2023 · His art was his outlet and he produced some of the most iconic Dutch Golden Age paintings in history, so let’s take a closer look at some of Jan Steen’s most famous paintings. Table of Contents show. 1. The Dancing Couple.
Jan Steen (1626 - 1679) | National Gallery, London
He is famous for his witty moralising scenes of domestic life, which are well represented in the National Gallery's large group of paintings by the artist. He was a lifelong Catholic, and also produced religious and mythological paintings.
Jan Steen - National Gallery of Art
During the nine years he spent in Haarlem, Steen created many of his greatest paintings, including a number of large, complex scenes of families and merrymakers containing witty evocations of proverbs, emblems, or other moralizing messages.
Jan Steen (The J. Paul Getty Museum Collection)
Feb 21, 2024 · Allusions to old proverbs, emblems, literature, and the theater abound. A lifelong Catholic, he painted more than sixty religious pictures, usually treating them like incidents in seventeenth-century Holland and not holding back on the humanity or humor.
Jan Steen | The Dissolute Household - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Dissolute Household. Jan Steen Dutch. ca. 1663–64. On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 542. Steen often made himself the butt of his own jokes, placing his self-portrait at the center of domestic chaos. Here, the artist entwines his fingers with those of the maid, who pours his wife a generous serving of wine.
Jan Steen | The Lovesick Maiden - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Artist: Jan Steen (Dutch, Leiden 1626–1679 Leiden) Date: ca. 1660. Medium: Oil on canvas. Dimensions: 34 x 39 in. (86.4 x 99.1 cm) Classification: Paintings. Credit Line: Bequest of Helen Swift Neilson, 1945. Accession Number: 46.13.2
Jan Steen - Philadelphia Museum of Art
Filled with lively characters, Jan Steen’s paintings depicted humorous scenes of everyday Dutch life in the 1600s, often including details and subtle innuendos that conveyed moral messages.
Jan Steen: a born storyteller — Google Arts & Culture
Jan Havicksz Steen (c. 1625-1679) was a born storyteller with an obvious sense of humour. His narrative urge is reflected in the huge variety of themes represented in his oeuvre. Not...
Jan Steen | The Effects of Intemperance - National Gallery, London
Jan Steen, The Effects of Intemperance, about 1663-5. Read about this painting, learn the key facts and zoom in to discover more.