STEEN, Jan
(b. 1626, Leiden, d. 1679, Leiden)

The Fat Kitchen

1667-69
Oil on panel, 36 x 45 cm
Liechtenstein Museum, Vienna

Jan Steen frequently incorporated the members of his family into his genre scene. In this painting the man carving the ham is a self-portrait, while the housewife in the armchair is his wife Margareta.

The painting is signed bottom left: JSteen