The Drawing Lesson
The Drawing Lesson
About 1665
Jan Steen
Dutch, 1626-1679
Oil on panel
"In a studio filled with artistic props and materials,
a painter corrects a drawing by one of his two
pupils, a young boy and a teenage girl. Not only
is this subject rare among Dutch paintings, but
the technique is unusually refined for Steen,
who generally used a looser style. He intended
The Drawing Lesson to celebrate the nature and
status of the artist's profession."
The Drawing Lesson
The Drawing Lesson
About 1665
Jan Steen
Dutch, 1626-1679
Oil on panel
"In a studio filled with artistic props and materials,
a painter corrects a drawing by one of his two
pupils, a young boy and a teenage girl. Not only
is this subject rare among Dutch paintings, but
the technique is unusually refined for Steen,
who generally used a looser style. He intended
The Drawing Lesson to celebrate the nature and
status of the artist's profession."