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Jan Steen

1626 - 1679

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Jan Havickszoon Steen (c. 1626 – buried 3 February 1679) was a Dutch Golden Age painter, one of the leading genre painters of the 17th century. His works are known for their psychological insight, sense of humour and abundance of colour. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jan Steen is the 148th most popular painter (down from 131st in 2019), the 48th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 41st in 2019) and the 8th most popular Dutch Painter.

Jan Steen is most famous for his paintings of everyday life in the 17th century Netherlands.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Jan Steen ranks 148 out of 2,023Before him are Lili Elbe, Man Ray, Lavinia Fontana, Antonello da Messina, Édouard-Henri Avril, and Jean Fouquet. After him are Frederic Leighton, Fernand Léger, Filippino Lippi, William Hogarth, John Constable, and Gentile Bellini.

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Among people born in 1626, Jan Steen ranks 3Before him are Christina, Queen of Sweden, and Sabbatai Zevi. After him are Francesco Redi, Richard Cromwell, William II, Prince of Orange, Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur, Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, Giovanni Legrenzi, Jan van Kessel the Elder, Bada Shanren, and Louis Couperin. Among people deceased in 1679, Jan Steen ranks 2Before him is Thomas Hobbes. After him are Giovanni Alfonso Borelli, Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria, Anne Conway, Joost van den Vondel, John Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen, John Frederick, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg, John of Austria the Younger, Marie de Rohan, Willem van Aelst, and Jean François Paul de Gondi.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Jan Steen ranks 48 out of 1,646Before him are Simon van der Meer (1925), Johan Huizinga (1872), Rinus Michels (1928), Jan Tinbergen (1903), James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth (1649), and William II of the Netherlands (1792). After him are Nicolaas Bloembergen (1920), Max Euwe (1901), Nikolaas Tinbergen (1907), Isabelle de Charrière (1740), Ruud Gullit (1962), and Frits Zernike (1888).

Among PAINTERS In Netherlands

Among painters born in Netherlands, Jan Steen ranks 8Before him are Rembrandt (1606), Johannes Vermeer (1632), Piet Mondrian (1872), Hieronymus Bosch (1450), Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1525), and Jacob van Ruisdael (1628). After him are Theo van Gogh (1857), Pieter de Hooch (1629), Han van Meegeren (1889), Dieric Bouts (1415), Petrus Christus (1410), and Gerard van Honthorst (1592).