oil paint
The Dissolute Household
Jan Steen
A masterpiece of Dutch genre painting by Jan Steen, capturing a scene of humorous moral disorder in a 17th-century household.
Beware of Luxury (In Weelde Siet Toe)
Jan Steen
1663 · Oil Paint
A lively and detailed Dutch Golden Age masterpiece depicting the consequences of a household gone astray through humor and symbolism.
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Where it works
A weightier piece with lively force with softened warm notes — holds its place without needing much around it.
- Often works in
- Living Room · Library · Study
- Placement
- Strongest on wider walls where it can anchor the room
- Walls
- Benefits from light or mid-tone surroundings
- Color notes
- Deep burgundy, Charcoal black, Olive green
About the piece
Painted in 1663 by Jan Steen, this masterpiece captures a household in a state of comic disarray. A quintessential example of Dutch Golden Age genre painting, the work uses a chaotic interior filled with symbolic objects to offer a humorous moral warning against excess and neglect.
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