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

In the Tavern

1660s
Oil on canvas, 63 x 69,5 cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Jan Steen, who leased a brewery in 1654, painted a number of scenes in inns. The situations he paints cannot be relied upon to be completely realistic however, as their intention is satirical.