Jan Steen

Also 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)

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Jan Steen, born Jan Havicksz. Steen in 1626, was a Dutch painter, visual artist, and architectural draftsperson associated with the Dutch Golden Age painting movement. He was born and died in Leiden, where he was buried in the Pieterskerk. Steen also worked in The Hague, Delft, and Warmond. He studied under Nikolaus Knüpfer, Jan van Goyen, and Adriaen van Ostade.

His artistic output included genre painting, history painting, landscape painting, and portraits. Notable works include *Wine is a Mocker*, *Girl eating oysters*, and *The Feast of Saint Nicholas*. His works are held in the collections of the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Städel Museum, Minneapolis Institute of Art, and Art Institute of Chicago. Steen spoke Dutch and is described in sources such as *The Great Theatre of Dutch Painters* and the *Nordisk familjebok*.

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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

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Netherlands
Place of birth: Leiden
Place of death: Leiden
Occupation: architectural draftsperson
Languages spoken: Dutch
Notable work: Girl eating oysters
Student of: Adriaen van Ostade
Genre: landscape painting
Movement: Dutch Golden Age painting
Image: 1670 Jan Havicksz. Steen - zelfportret.jpg
Work location: Haarlem

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place of burial: Pieterskerk
Commons category: Jan Steen
date of birth: 1626-01-01
Commons Creator page: Jan Steen
topic's main category: Category:Jan Steen
birth name: Jan Havicksz. Steen
Commons gallery: Jan Steen
date of death: 1679-02-03
has works in the collection: Het Scheepvaartmuseum
ethnic group: Dutch
name in native language: Jan Steen

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Works in European collections

33 objects attributed to Jan Steen, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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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.

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