Jan Steen
Subtitle: The drawing lesson
By: John Walsh.
Series: Getty Museum studies on art
Publisher: J. Paul Getty Museum
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Malibu, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 88
Subjects: Steen, Jan, 1626-1679; Steen, Jan, 1626-1679 -- Criticism and interpretation
Description: In The Drawing Lesson, Jan Steen celebrates the art of the painter as teacher, placing his subjects in a familiar Dutch interior. This fascinating study of the painting - a masterpiece of the Museum's collection - examines the individual parts and larger patterns of the work and also recounts Steen's career and a history of the picture itself.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.