Jan Steen, 1663 - The Dissolute Household - fine art print

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Steen often made himself the butt of his own jokes, placing his self-portrait at the center of domestic chaos. Here, the artist entwines his fingers with those of the maid, who pours his wife a generous serving of wine. Broken glass, a mischievous cat, and romping young boys contribute to the general impression of a household run amok. Suggestions of an ominous fate hang literally over the family’s heads, in the form of a basket containing a beggar’s crutch and can, as well as clappers, then used to warn of leprosy or the plague, and the jack of spades, signifying misfortune.

The Dissolute Household was by the Dutch artist Jan Steen in 1663. The piece of art measures the size: 42 1/2 x 35 1/2 in (108 x 90,2 cm). Oil on canvas was used by the Dutch painter as the technique for the masterpiece. Furthermore, the work of art is part of the The Metropolitan Museum of Art's digital art collection. With courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, The Jack and Belle Linsky Collection, 1982 (public domain). The creditline of the artpiece is the following: The Jack and Belle Linsky Collection, 1982. In addition to this, the alignment is portrait with an aspect ratio of 1 : 1.2, which implies that the length is 20% shorter than the width. The painter Jan Steen was a European artist, whose style can mainly be assigned to Baroque. The Baroque artist was born in 1626 in Alkmaar, North Holland, Netherlands and died at the age of 53 in 1679.

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