# The Dissolute Household, in The 17th century

Jan Steen painted this in about 1663–64, aged about 37. It is now at The Met in New York.

Our note:

> A household has slid into disorder: someone has nodded off at the table, a lute lies about, and food, drink and idle company are everywhere. Jan Steen made such scenes his speciality, so much so that ‘a Jan Steen household’ became a Dutch expression for a chaotic home.

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## The work

- Date: ca. 1663–64
- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Dimensions: 42 1/2 x 35 1/2 in. (108 x 90.2 cm)
- Type: Paintings
- Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1982.60.31
- Licence: CC0 1.0

## The artist

[Jan Steen](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/jan-steen), Dutch, 1626–1679

Steen was born in Leiden, the son of a brewer, and worked there and in The Hague, Delft and Haarlem; for a time he also ran a brewery and later an inn.

3 works in the collection.

## Walk on

- [More by Jan Steen](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/artist/jan-steen?hang=749) (3 works)
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