Jan Steen: 9 works

'Steen was a good storyteller with a gift for staging, and he knew how to capture the mood of a piece.'

'The village marriage' proves that before his departure for Delft Jan Steen was an independent artist, and already a master of his art.'

'Two years later, in 1657, Croeser acted as guarantor for Steen, who was then deeply in debt.'

'The painting is an outstanding example of Jan Steen's art in all respects.'

'Jan Steen arranges the various actors as though on a theatre stage.'

'And, like the born storyteller he is, Steen uses looks and gestures to make this clear.'

'In this peasants' carnival, he shows rustics overindulging in drink and other things.'

'Here, Jan Steen depicted her as a temptress, rather than the innocent victim of the king's passion. In this moralizing painting, Steen commented on the foolishness of human behavior.'

'Jan Steen knew how to reproduce the ear splitting din of the scene.'