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Jan Steen
The Family Concert (1666) by Jan Steen
The Family Concert (1666) by Jan Steen, oil on canvas, 86.6 x 101 cm, Art Institute of Chicago
Date 1666(1666)
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Jan Steen
The Morning Toilet
Date 1663(1663)
Medium Oil on wood
Dimensions Height: 64.7 cm (25.5 in). Width: 53 cm (20.9 in).
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Jan Steen
The Marriage bed of Tobias and Sarah
1660
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 81 x 123 cm (31.9 x 48.4 in)
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Jan Steen
Scholar at his Desk
Date 17th century
Medium Oil on oak
Dimensions 46 x 42 cm (18.1 x 16.5 in)
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Jan Steen
Arrival of a Visitor
Date second half of 17th century
Medium Oil on oak panel
Dimensions Height: 61.6 cm (24.3 in). Width: 46 cm (18.1 in).
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Jan Steen
Physician and a Woman Patient
17th century
Medium Oil on wood
Dimensions 49 x 46 cm (19.3 x 18.1 in)
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Jan Steen
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
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Jan Steen
The Morning Toilet
1663(1663)
Medium Oil on wood
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Jan Steen
Rhetoricians at a Window
Oil on canvas, 74 x 59 cm
1662-1666
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Jan Steen
Interior of an inn
1660s
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions Height: 63 cm (24.8 in). Width: 69.5 cm (27.4 in).
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Jan Steen
Scholar at his Desk
17th century
Medium Oil on oak
Dimensions 46 x 42 cm (18.1 x 16.5 in)
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Jan Steen
Katzenfamilie
3rd quarter of 17th century
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 150 x 148 cm
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Jan Steen
Skittle Players Outside an Inn
1660(1660)
Medium oil on wood
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Jan Steen
The Feast of St. Nicholas
c. 1665(1665)
Medium oil on canvas
Dimensions Height: 82 cm (32.3 in). Width: 70.5 cm (27.8 in).
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Jan Steen
The Harpsichord Lesson
1660(1660)
Medium oil on wood
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Jan Steen
Arrival of a Visitor
second half of 17th century
Medium oil on oak panel
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Jan Steen
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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Jan Steen
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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Jan Steen
Rhetoricians at a Window
Oil on canvas, 74 x 59 cm Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia
Date 1662-1666
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Jan Steen
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
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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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