The Family Concert
Jan Steen, 1666
This well-appointed interior sets the scene for the courtship ritual of music-making, through which men and women became acquainted by singing and playing instruments together. The boy in the foreground, mimicking the adults, strums a cello with a pipe and breaks a string, a subtle allusion to the perils of unbridled passion. Steen crafted his scenes upon the contemporary notion that comedy mirrors everyday life
| Artist | Jan Steen (Dutch, 1626–1679) |
|---|---|
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Size | 86.6 × 101 cm (34 1/8 × 39 3/4 in.); Framed: 101.6 × 115.6 × 5.1 cm (40 × 45 1/2 × 2 in.) |
| Origin | Holland |
| Type | Painting |
| Museum | Art Institute of Chicago · museum page |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0): free to download, print and hang. |
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