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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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Grace Before Meat
Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire
Painting ID:: 3750
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Grace_Before_Meat
Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire
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The Feast of St.Nicholas
1665-68
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Painting ID:: 3751
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The_Feast_of_St.Nicholas
1665-68
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Rhetoricians at a Window (mk08)
c.1662-1666
Oil on canvas
74x59cm
Philadelphia,Philadelphia Museum of Art
Painting ID:: 21657
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Rhetoricians_at_a_Window_(mk08)
c.1662-1666
Oil on canvas
74x59cm
Philadelphia,Philadelphia Museum of Art
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The Lovesick Woman (mk08)
c.1660
Oil on canvas.
61x52.1cm
Munich,Bayerische Staatsgemalde-sammlungen,Alte Pinakothek
Painting ID:: 21793
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The_Lovesick_Woman_(mk08)
c.1660
Oil on canvas.
61x52.1cm
Munich,Bayerische Staatsgemalde-sammlungen,Alte Pinakothek
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The Word Upside Down (mk08)
c.1660
Oil on canvas
105x145cm
Vienna,Kunsthistorisches Museum
Painting ID:: 21794
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The_Word_Upside_Down_(mk08)
c.1660
Oil on canvas
105x145cm
Vienna,Kunsthistorisches Museum
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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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