Jan Steen is recorded in the Getty Union List of Artist Names with the biographical note: Dutch painter, 1626-1679. The record places the birth in Leyden and the death in Leyden. Getty classifies the person under these roles: painter, draftsman. The nationality terms attached to the record are Dutch North Netherlandish. The record carries 20 forms of the name and the identifier 500115664. In this atlas the person is linked as the creator of The Oyster Eater.
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Steen, Jan (Dutch painter, 1626-1679)
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Born: Leyden (South Holland, Netherlands) (inhabited place)
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Steen, Jan (Dutch painter, 1626-1679)
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Jan Havickszoon Steen (Dutch: [jɑn steːn]; c. 1626, buried 3 February 1679) was a Dutch Golden Age painter, one of the leading genre painters of the 17th century.
The Oyster Eater (Wikipedia)
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The Oyster Eater (Dutch: Het oestereetstertje) or Girl Offering Oysters (Meisje, oesters aanbiedend) is a small oil-on-panel painting by Jan Steen dating to c.1658-1660.
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