Dose of Art #64: Jan Steen – In Weelde Siet Toe (1663)
As most painters did, Jan Steen painted various kinds of paintings; portraits, biblical and nature scenes. What he is famous […]
Dutch Art
Dose of Art #56: Jan Asselijn – The Threatened Swan (c. 1650)
The swimming dog on the bottom left and the nest with eggs on the right are barely visible as all […]
Dose of Art #50: Jan Davidszoon de Heem – Vase of Flowers (1660)
In the 17th century, still-lifes became very popular, and flowers were an obvious subject for them. With the abundance of […]
Dose of Art #48: Frans Hals – Malle Babbe of Haerlem (c. 1633-1635)
The first time I heard of ‘Malle Babbe’ was by a 1973 song of Rob de Nijs. The song […]
Dose of Art #36: Johannes Vermeer – The Glass of Wine (c. 1658–1661)
I have seen various interpretations for this painting, but somehow none of them is convincing. What do we see? A […]