DETAILS
- Artist
- Jan Steen
- Date
- 1647
- Location
- Adolphe Schloss collection
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THE ARTIST
Jan Steen
1626–1679 · Dutch RepublicJan Steen, a master of Dutch Golden Age genre painting, captured the lively, often chaotic spirit of 17th-century Dutch life with wit and psychological depth.
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