Jan Steen, Painter and Storyteller
Jan Steen, the quintessential seventeenth-century Dutch painter, set himself apart from other painters with an astonishing range of brushwork skills and diversity of themes and genres. This lavishly illustrated book shows Steen`s consummate skill as painter and storyteller, reassesses the artist in the context of his times, and presents the most comprehensive biographical profile of Steen yet published.
Jan Steen 1632-1679 (Rijksmuseum Dossiers)
by Wouter Kloek
from Waanders Uitgevers
Jan Steen is surely one of the most amusing painters of the seventeenth century. His paintings reveal a keen interest in scenes from ordinary life, for weddings and feasts, for the celebration of St. Nicholas and the Epiphany, all shown with a comical note. He was also a superb technician with remarkable methods of working. This book discusses the many works by Steen held in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, and goes on to explore his entire oeuvre. In addition it also describes his life, his self image and his reputation. The elusive Steen was more than just a comedian and the symbol of a disorderly household; he was also a connoisseur of art, theater and the stories of classical mythology and the Bible. Jan Steen deserves the fullest praise and this book will serve as a tribute to this talented artist.
Jan Steen: The Drawing Lesson (Getty Museum Studies on Art)
by John Walsh
from Getty Publications
In this fascinating exploration of Jan Steen's The Drawing Lesson, John Walsh offers an explanation of the individual parts and larger patterns of the work, allowing us to see how each prop and pose contributes to the larger theme--the art of painting and the education of the artist. He also recounts Steen's career and the history of the picture itself, presenting, in sum, not only an examination of a fine painting but also a lesson in how to look at and "read" a complex work of art.
Jan Steen
Jan Steen - Maurithuis, Den Haag - 20 December 1958 - 15 February 1959
Jan Steen, Painter and Storyteller
The Amusements of Jan Steen: Comic Painting in the Seventeenth Century (Studies in Netherlandish Art and Cultural History, Vol 1)
Frans Hals, Jan Steen, Rembrandt, Vermeer (Rijksmuseum Amsterdam)
Illustrated with color plates. Text in English, Dutch, Spanish, French, German, and Japanese.
Jan Steen: Comedy and Admonition (Philadelphia Museum of Art Bulletin, Winter 1982/Spring 1983, Volume 78, Number 337-38)
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