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JAN STEEN

Jan Havicksz Steen was a Dutch artist. He was born in 1626 at Leiden the son of a brewer and died in 1679. He studied at Utrecht, and later under Jan van Goyen at The Hague. He worked alternately at Leiden, The Hague, Delft and at Haarlem where he was influenced by Adrian Ostade and his genre. He is renowned for his renderings of tavern scenes and working class festivals.
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