Image: Jan Steen, The Dancing Couple, 1663, oil on canvas, National Gallery of Art, Washington, Widener Collection
National Gallery
Image: Jan Steen, The Dancing Couple, 1663, oil on canvas, National Gallery of Art, Washington, Widener Collection
National Gallery
Jan Steen is best known for his witty scenes of domestic life, such as 'The Effects of Intemperance': http://bit.ly/1CrQC9F
The child throwing roses to the pig illustrates a popular saying about foolish behaviour ('To throw roses before swine'). You can see the picture in Room 22, which focuses on 17th century Dutch painting.
The child throwing roses to the pig illustrates a popular saying about foolish behaviour ('To throw roses before swine'). You can see the picture in Room 22, which focuses on 17th century Dutch painting.
As in many of Jan Steen's paintings, the coarse subject of 'The Effects of Intemperance' is in sharp contrast to the refined rendering of the various textures of the objects on the floor and the shimmering fabrics: http://bit.ly/1K0Zn36
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