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 Inn with Violinist Card Players oil on canvas


Inn with Violinist Card Players
Inn with Violinist Card Players
Painting ID::  3740
  1665-68 The Collection of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
  1665-68 The Collection of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

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Jan Steen The Dissolute Household oil on canvas


The Dissolute Household
The Dissolute Household
Painting ID::  3741
  1668 Wellington Museum, London
  1668 Wellington Museum, London

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Jan Steen Card Players Quarreling oil on canvas


Card Players Quarreling
Card Players Quarreling
Painting ID::  3742
  1664-65
  1664-65

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Jan Steen The Lovesick Woman oil on canvas


The Lovesick Woman
The Lovesick Woman
Painting ID::  3743
  1660 Alte Pinakothek, Munich
  1660 Alte Pinakothek, Munich

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Jan Steen The Artist's Family oil on canvas


The Artist's Family
The Artist's Family
Painting ID::  3744
  Mauritshuis, The Hague
  Mauritshuis, The Hague

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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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