Jan Steen

Self-portrait, 1670

Years of life:	1626 – 1679
Artist's Teachers:	Nikolaus Knüpfer, Jan van Goyen, Adriaen van Ostade, Guild of Saint Luke
Art Movement:	Baroque, Dutch Golden Age
Painting School:	Dutch School, Haarlem School

Genre:	Portrait , Landscape , Religious , Mythology , Genre scenes
Country:	Netherlands
Century:	XVII

Sten, one of the best Dutch painters, ran a tavern and owned a brewery. His tavern scenes, feasts, and burgher houses with stock characters and facial expressions were popular. His portraits, mythological and religious paintings, and landscapes are also interesting.

His lively and easy manner of painting, smooth strokes, lush and pure tones (rose red, blue-green, pale yellow) add to the paintings’ vitality and reflect their character. His paintings carry an unambiguous message about drunkenness, idleness, promiscuity, etc.

Jan Steen’s major works are A Young Woman Playing a Harpsichord, c. 1659 (London: National Gallery); Skittle Players Outside an Inn, c. 1660–63 (London: National Gallery).

References:

Robert Cumming. Art: complete encyclopedia. – 512 p. – Moscow: Astrel, 2005.

Artworks:

Self-portrait

1670

Self-portrait • 1670
The Suitor

1664

The Suitor • 1664
The Physician's Visit

1633-1635

The Physician's Visit • 1633-1635
The Quack

1650 - 1660

The Quack • 1650 - 1660
Woman Playing the Cittern

1662

Woman Playing the Cittern • 1662
Rhetoricians at a Window

1658-1665

Rhetoricians at a Window • 1658-1665
A Merry Family Feast

1662

A Merry Family Feast • 1662
Winning speaker

Winning speaker
The Doctor's Visit

1660-1670

The Doctor's Visit • 1660-1670
The Sick Girl

1663

The Sick Girl • 1663
Portrait of Jacoba Maria van Wassenaer (1654-1683), known as 'The Poultry Yard'

1660

Portrait of Jacoba Maria van Wassenaer (1654-1683), known as 'The Poultry Yard' • 1660
The Tooth-Puller

1651

The Tooth-Puller • 1651
Interior of an inn with an old man amusing himself with the landlady and two men playing backgammon, known as ‘The Double Game’

between 1660 and 1679

Interior of an inn with an old man amusing himself with the landlady and two men playing backgammon, known as ‘The Double Game’ • between 1660 and 1679
Moses Striking the Rock

1660-1661

Moses Striking the Rock • 1660-1661
Choice between youth and wealth

1661-1663

Choice between youth and wealth • 1661-1663
The wedding night of Tobias and Sarah

1660

The wedding night of Tobias and Sarah • 1660
Adolf and Catharina Croeser, known as 'The Mayor of Delft and his daughter'

1655

Adolf and Catharina Croeser, known as 'The Mayor of Delft and his daughter' • 1655
Beware of Luxury (“In Weelde Siet Toe”)

1663

Beware of Luxury (“In Weelde Siet Toe”) • 1663
Skittle Players outside an Inn

1660-1663 (?)

Skittle Players outside an Inn • 1660-1663 (?)
Peasants Dancing at an Inn

1647

Peasants Dancing at an Inn • 1647
Wine is a Mocker

1663/1664

Wine is a Mocker • 1663/1664
The feast of St. Nicholas

1663-1665

The feast of St. Nicholas • 1663-1665
Girl Eating Oysters

1658 - 1660

Girl Eating Oysters • 1658 - 1660
Bakker Arent Oostwaard and his wife Catharina Keizerswaard

1658

Bakker Arent Oostwaard and his wife Catharina Keizerswaard • 1658
Happy going home

between 1670 and 1679

Happy going home • between 1670 and 1679
Peasant Wedding

1672

Peasant Wedding • 1672
Interior with a woman feeding a parrot, known as 'The Parrot Cage'

between 1660 and 1670

Interior with a woman feeding a parrot, known as 'The Parrot Cage' • between 1660 and 1670
Prince’s Day

between 1660 and 1679

Prince’s Day • between 1660 and 1679
The Caudle Makers

1665-1670

The Caudle Makers • 1665-1670
Twelfth-Night Feast

1662

Twelfth-Night Feast • 1662
A Pig Belongs in the Sty

1674

A Pig Belongs in the Sty • 1674
Village Fair

1648

Village Fair • 1648
The Life of Man

1665

The Life of Man • 1665
The quack

between 1650 and 1660

The quack • between 1650 and 1660
As the Old Sing, So Pipe the Young

1665

As the Old Sing, So Pipe the Young • 1665
The Family Concert

1666

The Family Concert • 1666
A drinking couple

between 1660 and 1679

A drinking couple • between 1660 and 1679
The Drunken Couple

1655-1665

The Drunken Couple • 1655-1665
Family Scene

between 1660 and 1679

Family Scene • between 1660 and 1679
The Sick Woman

between 1663 and 1666

The Sick Woman • between 1663 and 1666
The Merry Family

1668

The Merry Family • 1668
The Adoration of the Shepherds

between 1660 and 1679

The Adoration of the Shepherds • between 1660 and 1679
Erysichthon sells his daughter Mestra

between 1650 and 1660

Erysichthon sells his daughter Mestra • between 1650 and 1660
The Emmaus Travellers

between 1665 and 1668

The Emmaus Travellers • between 1665 and 1668
Children teaching a cat to dance, known as ‘The dancing lesson’

between 1660 and 1679

Children teaching a cat to dance, known as ‘The dancing lesson’ • between 1660 and 1679
Man with a violin in bad company

between 1670 and 1700

Man with a violin in bad company • between 1670 and 1700
The quack

between 1650 and 1679

The quack • between 1650 and 1679
The boiler sander

between 1650 and 1660

The boiler sander • between 1650 and 1660
Woman at her toilet

between 1655 and 1660

Woman at her toilet • between 1655 and 1660
Esther before Ahasuerus

1666

Esther before Ahasuerus • 1666
Self-portrait as a Lutenist

between 1660 and 1663

Self-portrait as a Lutenist • between 1660 and 1663
Village Wedding

1670

Village Wedding • 1670
The Sacrifice of Iphigenia

1671

The Sacrifice of Iphigenia • 1671
The Drinker

1660

The Drinker • 1660