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Jan Steen
Sign in to saveAlso known as Jan Havickszoon Steen, Jan Havicksz Steen, Jan Havicksz. Steen, Jean Steen, Jean Stein, Jan Stien, Jan Stein, Jean Stean
painter from the Northern Netherlands (1626-1679)
OverviewAI-generated
Jan Steen (1626–1679) was a male painter, visual artist, and architectural draftsperson associated with the Dutch Golden Age painting movement. Born in Leiden, he worked in Leiden, The Hague, Delft, and Warmond before dying in Leiden and being buried at the Pieterskerk. His artistic output included genre, history, landscape, and portrait paintings. Notable works include *Wine is a Mocker*, *Girl eating oysters*, and *The Feast of Saint Nicholas*. He studied under Nikolaus Knüpfer and Jan van Goyen.
Steen’s works are held in collections such as the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Städel Museum, Minneapolis Institute of Art, and Art Institute of Chicago. He is described in sources including *The Great Theatre of Dutch Painters* and *Nordisk familjebok*.
Synthesized by Vinony from 38 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Crossref, Open Library, MusicBrainz, Last.fm, Europeana Sparql, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1626
- Died
- 1679
- Works
- 8
Top works
- The masterpieces of Jan Steen
- Veertig meesterwerken van Jan Steen
- Senses and sins
- Jan Steen
- Jan Steen, Dutch School
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1949-09-23
Discography
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 135
- Total plays
- 817
<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Jan+Steen">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- The SILVA ribosomal RNA gene database project: improved data processing and web-based tools
· 2012 · cited 29,221x
- General atomic and molecular electronic structure system
· 1993 · cited 19,135x
- Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome
· 2001 · cited 18,622x
- A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,794x
- The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) statement: guidelines for reporting observational studies
· 2007 · cited 17,595x
via Crossref · CC0
Key facts
- Born
- Jan Havickszoon Steen , c. 1626 , Leiden , Holland , Dutch Republic
- Died
- buried 3 February 1679 (aged 52–53), Leiden , Holland , Dutch Republic
- Education
- Nicolaes Knupfer , Adriaen van Ostade , Jan van Goyen
- Known for
- Painting
- Movement
- Dutch Golden Age
via Wikipedia infobox
Works in European collections
33 objects attributed to Jan Steen, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Mann, sich ein Pflaster auflegend
Moses knocking water out of the rock
Mutter mit Kind
Visiting a doctor in a pregnant woman
Father’s joy
Little Violin Player
The Crowned Rederyker
Funny society
The Accurate Smoking Head
Samson und Dalila
Love advertising
Das Wirtshaus Jan Steens
“So de Oude songen, so pypes de jongen” (Die Kindtaufe)
Woman cleaning a boiler
Couple studying music
The tavern garden
Dance lesson
Family scene
Offering love
Die Weinzecher
The Woman and the Parrot
Ein Goldschmied schmilzt in Anwesenheit eines Notars den Schmuck einer Frau ein
Dispute at the card game
The sick woman
The Scholar at the Study Table
Wirtshaus with guest and Schankmagd (The intrusive guest)
Saint Nicholas
host house scene
The Siruplecker
The gallant offering
The Bean Festival
The Chicken House
The Lovers
~8 min read
Encyclopedic overview
Jan Havickszoon Steen ( Dutch: [jɑn steːn]; c. 1626 – buried 3 February 1679) was a Dutch Golden Age painter, one of the leading genre painters of the 17th century. His works are known for their psychological insight, sense of humour and abundance of colour. Their satire also mocks the behavior and attitudes of the Dutch bourgeoisie.
Life
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