Family scene
1660 - 1679
Jan Steen was the master of the chaotic domestic scene, so much so that the Dutch still use the phrase 'a Jan Steen household' to describe a mess! In this lively interior, a man lounges on a bench puffing a long clay pipe while a woman holds a squirming toddler, and others raise their glasses in a joyous toast. Look closely at the floor—broken eggshells and an overturned pot hint at the rowdy fun that just unfolded. Steen painted these bustling moments during the Dutch Golden Age to entertain viewers, often hiding subtle moral lessons about the dangers of excess right in plain sight.
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- Oil painting
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