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Jan Steen

1626–1679

WA-00016060

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WikidataQ205863

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1 cross-verified · 3 single-source

Birth yearWikidata + Artsy· 92%✓
NationalityWikidata + Artsy· 92%
BiographyWikipedia· 88%
LocationWikidata· 80%

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Artsy (bulk)https://www.artsy.net/artist/jan-steen
Tier 1 · Institutional85%
Wikidata
Tier 1 · Institutional40%

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Rijksmuseum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art

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Artworks (19)

The merry family

1668 · canvas, oil paint (paint)

height: 110.5 cm, width: 141 cm

Rijksmuseum

Ascagnes and Lucelle (The Music Lesson)

1667 · oil on canvas

overall: 62.1 × 52 cm (24 7/16 × 20 1/2 in.) framed: 86.04 × 75.57 × 10.16 cm (33 7/8 × 29 3/4 × 4 in.)

National Gallery of Art

The Family Concert

1666 · Oil on canvas

86.6 × 101 cm (34 1/8 × 39 3/4 in.); Framed: 101.6 × 115.6 × 5.1 cm (40 × 45 1/2 × 2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Family Concert

1666 · Oil on canvas

86.6 × 101 cm (34 1/8 × 39 3/4 in.); Framed: 101.6 × 115.6 × 5.1 cm (40 × 45 1/2 × 2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Merry Company on a Terrace

1665 · Oil on canvas

55 1/2 x 51 3/4 in. (141 x 131.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Merry Company on a Terrace

1665 · Oil on canvas

55 1/2 x 51 3/4 in. (141 x 131.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Dancing Couple

1663 · oil on canvas

overall: 102.5 x 142.5 cm (40 3/8 x 56 1/8 in.) framed: 131.4 x 171.8 cm (51 3/4 x 67 5/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

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The Dissolute Household

1663 · Oil on canvas

42 1/2 x 35 1/2 in. (108 x 90.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Esther, Ahasuerus, and Haman

1663 · oil on canvas

Framed: 96.5 x 119.5 x 11 cm (38 x 47 1/16 x 4 5/16 in.); Unframed: 70 x 93 cm (27 9/16 x 36 5/8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Dissolute Household

1663 · Oil on canvas

42 1/2 x 35 1/2 in. (108 x 90.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Children teaching a cat to dance, known as 'The dancing lesson'

1660 · panel, oil paint (paint)

height: 68.5 cm, width: 59 cm

34 x 39 in. (86.4 x 99.1 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Lovesick Maiden

1655 · Oil on canvas

34 x 39 in. (86.4 x 99.1 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Woman at her Toilet

1655 · oil paint (paint), panel

height: 37 cm, width: 27.5 cm

Rijksmuseum

Study of a Seated Man Smoking a Pipe

1650 · drawing on paper, chalk, ink

width: 134 cm, height: 156 cm

Rijksmuseum

The quack

1650 · oil paint (paint), panel

height: 37.5 cm, thickness: 8.5 cm, width: 52 cm, height: 59 cm, width: 72 cm

Rijksmuseum

Two Sketches of Standing Man Leaning on Staff

1646 · Red chalk, on ivory laid paper, tipped onto ivory wove card

27.1 × 17 cm (10 11/16 × 6 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Singing Fiddler

1636 · pen on chalk, ink, paper

width: 108 cm, height: 148 cm

Rijksmuseum

Zingende boer

1636 · pen on ink, paper, chalk

height: 103 cm, width: 80 cm

Rijksmuseum

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Artwork sources (5)

19 published of 19 catalogued · 16 with image

Rijksmuseum
7 published7 img
The Met
6 published3 img
Art Institute Chicago
3 published3 img
Nga
2 published2 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
1 published1 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 7)

7 entries · 1 sources

Singing Fiddler
1636 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Woman at her Toilet
1655 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Zingende boer
1636 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
The quack
1650 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
The merry family
1668 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Esther, Ahasuerus, and Haman
1663 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Children teaching a cat to dance, known as 'The dancing lesson'
1660 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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Images

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Artsy

Study of a Man Playing Skittles (c. 1650 - c. 1655)

Rijksmuseum

Rijksmuseum

Rijksmuseum

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Rijksmuseum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art Christie's

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Cleveland Museum of Art

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Art Institute of Chicago

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National Gallery of Art

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