|
|
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.
|
|
|
|
|
Painting ID:: 85494
Physician and a Woman Patient
17th century
Medium Oil on wood
Dimensions 49 x 46 cm (19.3 x 18.1 in)
cyf
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Painting ID:: 85620
The Effects of Intemperance
Oil on wood, 76 x 106 cm National Gallery, London
Date between 1663(1663) and 1665(1665)
Medium Oil on wood
cyf
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Painting ID:: 87250
The Morning Toilet
1663(1663)
Medium Oil on wood
cyf
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Painting ID:: 87583
Rhetoricians at a Window
Oil on canvas, 74 x 59 cm
1662-1666
cjr
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Painting ID:: 88083
Interior of an inn
1660s
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions Height: 63 cm (24.8 in). Width: 69.5 cm (27.4 in).
cjr
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Prev Artist Next Artist
|
|
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: | Abraham Walkowitz | anguissola sofonisba | claude lorraine | Florentine School | Muhammadi of Herat |
|
|
