Jan SteenNederland, 1626–1679Het dronken paar
Kan ik het zien?
Onbekend
Waar is „Het dronken paar” nu? Collectie: Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Amsterdam. Onbekend.
Amsterdam, Nederland
De eigenaar is bekend; of het werk nu te zien is, is onbekend.
- Bron
- Het museum
Over het schilderij
Het dronken paar is een schilderij van Jan Steen in het Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.
In de woorden van het museum
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
Gegevens
- Inventarisnummer
- SK-C-232
Wat het toont
In de catalogus
Bronnen
- Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
- Afbeelding: Rijksmuseum Amsterdam — public domain
In het leven van Jan Steen
Het hele leven1654–1657
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.
