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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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Painting ID:: 33727
The World Upside Down
mk86
c.1660
Oil on canvas
105x145cm
Vienna,Kunsthistorisches Museum
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Painting ID:: 34279
Backgammon Playersl
mk91
1667
Oil on panel
45.5x39
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Painting ID:: 35301
Prince-s Day,Interior of an inn with a company celebration the birth of Prince William III
mk101
Oil on panel
46x62.5cm
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Painting ID:: 35302
The Village Wedding
mk101
Oil on canvas
64x81cm
Musum Boijman Van Beuningen??Botterdam??
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Painting ID:: 35303
The Leiden Baker Arent Oostwaard and his wife Catharina Keizerswaard
mk101
1658
Oil on panel
37.7x31.5cm
Rijksmuseum,Amsterdam.
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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.
. Related Artists to Jan Steen: | Phoebe Traquair | BAROCCI, Federico Fiori | LENS, Andries Cornelis | James Stephanoff | Antonio Cioci |
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