Jan SteenPays-Bas, 1626–1679Het dronken paar
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Amsterdam, Pays-Bas
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- Source
- Le musée
À propos du tableau
Le Couple ivre est une peinture à l'huile sur panneau réalisé vers 1660 par le peintre néerlandais du siècle d'or Jan Steen. L'œuvre est conservée au Rijksmuseum Amsterdam.
Selon le musée
A man and woman are so drunk that they are unaware they are being robbed. Their foolishness is underscored by the print on the partition. It depicts an owl, considered a stupid creature in the 17th century. After all, it could not see by day, not even with a candle or eyeglasses. The drunken couple is thus just as blind as the owl, a message that survives in the English idiom ‘blind as a bat’.
Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
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- Numéro d’inventaire
- SK-C-232
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Sources
- Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
- Image : Rijksmuseum Amsterdam — public domain
Dans la vie de Jan Steen
La vie entière1654–1657
The “De Slang” brewery in Delft
In Delft Steen ran the brewery “De Slang” (“The Snake”) for three years without much success; his father had leased it for him.
1655
Son born: Cornelis Steen
1656–1660
Warmond: productive years
From 1656 to 1660 Steen lived in Warmond, just north of Leiden, and was especially productive.
1660–1670
Haarlem: his most productive period
From 1660 to 1670 Steen lived in Haarlem, and this was the most productive period of his life.
