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Jan Steen

John Walsh

199688 pagesabout 1–2 hours
1996
first published
  • 1996J. Paul Getty Museum · 88 pages · ENGISBN 9780892363926

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.

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