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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:: 89488
Arrival of a Visitor
second half of 17th century
Medium oil on oak panel
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Painting ID:: 91012
Oude Vrijer - Jonge Meid
1665(1665)
Medium oil on oak panel
Dimensions Height: 41 cm (16.1 in). Width: 36 cm (14.2 in).
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Painting ID:: 91070
The Drawing Lesson
1665(1665)
Medium oil on panel
Dimensions 19.375 x 16.25 in (49.2 x 41.3 cm)
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Painting ID:: 92314
Rhetoricians at a Window
Oil on canvas, 74 x 59 cm Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia
Date 1662-1666
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Painting ID:: 92478
The Sick Woman
second half of 17th century
Medium oil on canvas
Dimensions Height: 76 cm (29.9 in). Width: 64 cm (25.2 in).
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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: | Charles Fries | Paul Frenzeny | Eugene Grasset | Clifton Tomson | Arent De Gelder |
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