All Jan Steen Oil Paintings

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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Jan Steen Grace Before a Meal oil on canvas


Grace Before a Meal
Grace Before a Meal
Painting ID::  3734
  1660 Sudeley Castle, Gloucestershire
  1660 Sudeley Castle, Gloucestershire

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Jan Steen Easy Come, Easy Go oil on canvas


Easy Come, Easy Go
Easy Come, Easy Go
Painting ID::  3735
  1661 Museum Boymansvan Beuningen, Rotterdam
  1661 Museum Boymansvan Beuningen, Rotterdam

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Jan Steen The Doctor's Visit oil on canvas


The Doctor's Visit
The Doctor's Visit
Painting ID::  3737
  1663-65 Philadelphia Museum of Art
  1663-65 Philadelphia Museum of Art

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Jan Steen Rhetoricians at a Window oil on canvas


Rhetoricians at a Window
Rhetoricians at a Window
Painting ID::  3738
  1662-66 Philadelphia Museum of Art
  1662-66 Philadelphia Museum of Art

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Jan Steen The Schoolmaster oil on canvas


The Schoolmaster
The Schoolmaster
Painting ID::  3739
  1663-65 National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin
  1663-65 National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin

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     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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