Before the inn

ID: #2994 | Dutch painters | People

Date: 17th century
Medium: oil on board
Location: private collection

The painting depicts a rural scene with people of different ages sitting and standing around a wooden table in the countryside. The men and women are dressed in period costumes, typical of the 17th or 18th century. The background shows a country house, trees and a landscape with a sky. There is also a small dog among the people and a man is painting on a canvas placed on a dais.

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Steen painted picture Before the inn in 17th century. Prevailing color of this fine art print is green and its shape is landscape. This art piece is located in a private collection This image is printed on demand - you can choose material, size and finishing.

Havickszoon Jan Steen (1626-1679). Dutch genre painter of the 17th century. His paintings are renowned for his insight into the psychology of the characters, his sense of humour, and his pregnant expression of the essence of the message. He painted distinctively, using bright colours. In particular, he created genre pictures from the lives of simple people, but did not avoid religious, mythological motifs, portraits, landscapes, etc.