STEEN, Jan
(b. 1626, Leiden, d. 1679, Leiden)

The Drinker

c. 1660
Oil on panel, 39 x 30 cm
The Hermitage, St. Petersburg

The painting represents the the artist himself and his wife, Margarete van Goyen, daughter of the famous landscape painter Jan van Goyen.

Suggested listening (streaming mp3, 5 minutes):
Otto Nicolai: Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor (The Merry Wives of Windsor), drinking song