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. Family Making Music ag 1630s
Oil on canvas, 63,5 x 81 cm
Frans Halsmuseum, Haarlem (on loan)
