Artist: Jan Steen (1626 - 1679)
Nationality: Dutch
Movement: Baroque
Media: Painting
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Biography:
Jan Steen was the son of a successful brewer and began studying at the Leyden University in 1646. Two years later, he helped to found the Leyden Guild of Saint Luke, possibly studying under Nikolaus Knupfer. Steen moved around quite a bit, living the The Hague and Haarlem before returning to Leyden to run a tavern. He also leased a brewery in Delft and married Jan van Goyen’s daughter. Many of Steen’s painting were humorous depictions of tavern scenes, although he also produced quiet interior scenes with moral, proverbial, and literary allusions. A devout Catholic, he also painted over sixty religious pieces.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (64)
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art -
The Lovesick Maiden, ca. 1660 Jan Havicksz. Steen (Dutch, 1626-1679)Oil on canvas; 34 x 39
The Metropolitan Museum of Art -
The Dissolute Household, ca. 1665 Jan Havicksz. Steen (Dutch, 1626-1679)Oil on canvas; 42 1/2 x
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Franciscus van der Steen Mater Dolorosa 17th century
J. Paul Getty Museum -
Bathsheba After the Bath
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Franciscus van der Steen Theodor Corenhert etching and/or engraving 17th century
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Franciscus van der Steen Adam Willaerts, (after same) etching and/or engraving 17th century
The Metropolitan Museum of Art -
Merry Company on a Terrace, ca. 1673-75 Jan Havicksz. Steen (Dutch, 1626-1679)Oil on canvas; 55
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Franciscus van der Steen Cornile Cort, (after a painting) etching and/or engraving 17th century
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James Gillingham Chippendale side chair mahogany and pine 1770 - 1780
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Franciscus van der Steen Man and woman seated, man reading letter Engraving 17th century
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Franciscus van der Steen 2 Men half figures--one with bottle of liquor Engraving 17th century
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Franciscus van der Steen 2 Men--half figures--one smoking, one with hand in pocket 17th century
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William Savery Queen Anne side chair walnut circa 1740 - 1750
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts -
Artist: attributed to Jan Steen Title: Trictrac Players Date: 17th century Medium: oil on wood
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Jan Steen The Marriage of Tobias and Sarah (The Marriage Contract) oil on canvas circa 1673
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Jan Steen - Merry Company c. 1667-69 oil on panel Allen Memorial Art Museum at Oberlin College Dutch
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Jan Havicksz Steen - The Twelfth Night c. 1666-1667 oil on canvas Los Angeles County Museum of Art Dutch
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Jan Havicksz Steen - Samson and Delilah 1668 oil on canvas Los Angeles County Museum of Art Dutch
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Jan Steen - The Pancake Woman c. 1661-69 oil on canvas Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester Dutch
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Jan Steen - Wine is a Mocker 1663-64 Oil on canvas Norton Simon Museum Dutch
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Jan Havicksz Steen - Gamblers Quarreling c. 1665 oil on canvas The Detroit Institute of Art Dutch
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Jan Steen - The Family Concert 1666 oil on canvas The Art Institute of Chicago Dutch
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Jan Steen - Village festival c. 1650 oil on canvas The Fitzwilliam Museum Dutch
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Jan Steen - A painter and his family c. 1670 oil on panel The Fitzwilliam Museum Dutch
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Jan Steen - The Dancing Couple 1663 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art Dutch
J. Paul Getty Museum -
The Satyr and the Peasant Family
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Jan Steen - The Worship of the Golden Calf 1673-77 oil on canvas North Carolina Museum of Art Dutch
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Jan Steen - Esther, Ahasuerus, and Haman c. 1668 oil on canvas Cleveland Museum of Art Dutch
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John Will Tankard pewter 1760 - 1770
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Coalport Factory Plate Bingen porcelain 1820 - 1830
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William Danforth Platter pewter 1790 - 1820
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Coalport Factory Plate Mount Tom and the Connecticut River porcelain 1820 - 1830
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Coalport Factory Plate Scarbro Castle, Yorkshire porcelain 1820 - 1830
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Coalport Factory Plate Natural Bridge, Virginia, America porcelain 1820 - 1830
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Coalport Factory Plate The Narrows, Lake George, America porcelain 1820 - 1830
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Coalport Factory Plate The Genese Falls, Rochester, America porcelain 1820 - 1830
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Coalport Factory Plate Caldwell, Lake George, America porcelain 1820 - 1830
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Coalport Factory Plate The Highlands, Lake George, America porcelain 1820 - 1830
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Samuel Gragg Side chair painted oak and beech circa 1808
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Samuel Gragg Side chair painted oak and beech circa 1808
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Samuel Gragg Side chair painted oak and beech circa 1808
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Samuel Gragg Side chair painted oak and beech circa 1808
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Samuel Gragg Side chair painted oak and beech circa 1808
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Samuel Gragg Side chair painted oak and beech circa 1808
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Coalport Factory Plate Aber Dillas Bridge, South Wales porcelain 1820 - 1830
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Coalport Factory Plate Hudson Highlands (from Bull Hill), America porcelain 1820 - 1830
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Coalport Factory Plate Sabbath Day Point, Lake George, America porcelain 1820 - 1830
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Coalport Factory Plate Popes Temple, Hagley Park, Worcestorshire porcelain 1820 - 1830
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Coalport Factory Plate Niagara Falls (from near Clifton House), America porcelain 1820 - 1830
The Metropolitan Museum of Art -
The Serenade Frans van Mieris the Elder (Dutch, 1635-1681)Oil on wood; Arched top, 5 3/4
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Cornelis Ploos van Amstel The Lawyer Etching-Mezzotint-Aquatint used in various combinations 1821
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Coalport Factory Plate Crow Nest from Bull Hill, Hudson River, America porcelain 1820 - 1830
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Hiroshi Yoshida Moonlight of Taj Mahal #4 Color woodcut 1931
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Anonymous Ashoka Column Outside Delhi, page from an unidentified album Transparent and opaque watercolor on paper circa 1830
Museum of Fine Arts -
Jan Steen, Dutch, 1626-1679 Twelfth-Night Feast 1662 Oil on canvas 131.1 x 164.5 cm (51
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Shinsai Peony, Sake Bottle, Tray, Teapot and Cup color color woodcut surimono 1808
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Tsukioka Kogyo The Dragon God of Kasuga Shrine - from: Pictures of Noh Plays color woodcut with embossing and metallic pigments 1908
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Hokuei Arashi Rikan II as Danshichi Kurobei in the play, The Summer Festival ( Natsu matsuri) Color woodcut 1832
The Metropolitan Museum of Art -
A Musical Party, 1659 Gabriël Metsu (Dutch, 1629-1667)Oil on canvas; 24 1/2 x 21 3/8
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Andy Warhol Kimiko Powers, 1971-1972 screenprint poster 1981
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Yoshitoshi Chronicle of the Imperial Restoration (Kokoku isshin kenbunshi) color woodcut 1876
The Metropolitan Museum of Art -
Fishing, 1861-63 Édouard Manet (French, 1832-1883)Oil on canvas, transferred from the original canvas; 30 1/4
Museum of Fine Arts -
Head of a Buddha Figure Javanese Indonesia, Central Java, (Candi Sewu), about A.D. 800 Andesite
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Richard Diebenkorn State proof 4 for #18 from the book, 41 Etchings Drypoints Drypoint 1965

Artnews Articles and Exhibition Information: (11)
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Seattle Art Museum: Expressions of the Brush: Paintings by Dutch and British Masters
Among the loans are three important portraits by Frans Hals, including a pair of marriage portraits (ca. 1650), and three high-life genre scenes by Dutch artists known for their rendering of silky fabrics and opulent interiors, including Jan St...
Bonnefanten Museum: Art from the Cape: Dutch and Flemish Masterpieces from the Cape Town Michaelis Collection
A restorer from the Limburg Conservation Institute Maastricht will be working on two paintings during the exhibition. This process will be accessibly presented to the visitors. The Michaelis Collection was put together by the diamond trader...
The Brickyard: Love Hurts
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Rijksmuseum: The Glory of the Golden Age
To mark its bicentenary, from 15 April 2000 the Rijksmuseum will present a survey of Dutch art in the 17th century through a range of masterpieces. On the upper floor of the m...
First Street Gallery: UPRISING: Recent Paintings and Works on Paper by Michele Liebler
Eileen Watkins in the Star Ledger, called Liebler a "soulful" painter who "has a particular gift for giving inanimate objects personalities." William Zimmer, writing in The New York Times, characterized her work by remarking that "looking outward...
Bolton Museum and Art Gallery: Family Fortunes: Paintings on Tour from the National Gallery, London
'Family Fortunes' focuses attention on shifting attitudes towards the family from the 16th century to the present day. For example, the sentimental appreciation of children and childish pleasures which emerged in the 18th century is reflected ...
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen: Senses and Sins: Painters of Everyday Life in the Seventeenth Century
The 82 paintings comprising the exhibition are by 22 artists and come from numerous museums in the Netherlands and other countries. Each and every one of these artists specialized in specific subjects, and many of them depicted lively, bucolic, re...
Broadway Gallery: Winard Staring: Abstraction In The Elements - On A Water Note
"They walk the invisible line between abstraction and figuration and, given the unpredictable qualities of his subject, he managed to have it both ways... The artist’s works move from tormented reds to chilling Saharan yellows, and through a hu...
Museo del Prado: Vermeer and the Dutch Interior
The aim of Vermeer and the Dutch Interior is to contribute to a better understanding of the art of Vermeer, by analysing his paintings of domestic life in relation to works of the same genre by his contemporaries. Previous major exhibitions devot...
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Vermeer and the Delft School
The exhibition has been organized by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, in collaboration with The National Gallery, London. Philippe de Montebello,...
National Gallery of Art: FIRST INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION DEVOTED TO PAINTINGS OF SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY DUTCH MASTER GERRIT DOU
Shell Oil Company Foundation, on behalf of the employees of Shell Oil Company, is proud to make possible this presentation to the American people. Greatly admi...

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