The Lovesick Maiden
The Met
Artist: Jan Steen(Dutch, Leiden 1626–1679 Leiden)
Date: ca. 1660
Department: European Paintings
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 34 x 39 in. (86.4 x 99.1 cm)
Credit Line: Bequest of Helen Swift Neilson, 1945
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A man holds a seated woman's wrist, observed by another woman and a dog
Detailed Description
An interior scene shows three figures and a dog. In the center, a woman sits on a low wooden stool, leaning forward slightly with her right hand resting on her forehead. She wears a white head covering, a blue and white fur-trimmed jacket over a red corset, and a long golden-yellow skirt. Her left arm is extended, and a man, seated on a chair to her left, holds her wrist. He wears a dark hat, a brown jacket with puffed sleeves, and a white collar. To the right of the seated woman, another woman leans forward from a dark, four-poster bed, looking towards the central figures. She wears a dark dress and a white collar. On the floor in the lower right, a small brown and white dog sleeps curled on a red cushion. To the left of the seated woman, on the floor, are a brass pitcher, a metal pan, a small brazier with glowing embers, and a long-handled object. In the upper left, an open doorway reveals a sunlit outdoor scene with a path, trees, and a distant building with a spire. Above the doorway, a small statue of a nude figure is visible. A dark table with a red cloth and a blue pitcher sits in the mid-ground on the left. The room is generally dark, with light entering from the doorway and illuminating the central figures.
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