The Feast of St. Nicholas [Ask Us A Question] Title: The Feast of St. Nicholas 1665-68 Artist: Jan Steen (1626-1679) Oil on canvas, 82 x 70 cm, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Description: Steen painted at least six pictures of the Feast of St Nicholas, the festival traditionally dedicated to Dutch children. On the eve of 5 December, St Nicholas comes to the Netherlands from Spain to leave appropriate gifts in the shoes of children. The good ones receive cakes, sweets, and toys; the naughty ones get canes and coals. The finest version of this theme is in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. A complicated play of diagonals helps bind the family of ten together - from the heap of special pastries to the man pointing to the chimney on the right, where St Nicholas made his entry, and from the carved table covered with sweets up to the girl holding the shoe with the distressing birch-rod. Figures which lean in one direction are balanced by those leaning in the other; foreground and background, right and left are held together by gestures, glances, and expressions which give the painting familial as well as pictorial tautness. The smiling boy who points to the shoe makes the onlooker part of this family scene by smiling directly out at him or her. The colouristic effect is brilliant, and does not lack unification or become too diffuse, as is sometimes the case in Steen's work. More Information, Please email us Media: Genuine 100% Hand Painted Oil Paintings On Canvas. Quality: Museum Quality, Brilliant Oil Painting Creation! This painting is availble in any other size. We just list standard size below. Our Guarantee: Highest Quality & Lowest Price! Note: We do not stretch or frame .... that is best done at your local discount frame store. It will be delivered in a roll tube to protect the quality. Price -Was: $149.9289.95 USD Shipping Cost: $29.99 for 1st item, $14.99 for 2nd item. So the more you order, the more you save on Shipping & Handling cost! Ships within 2 weeks The Feast of St. Nicholas - Size (16"x20") - 89.95USD The Feast of St. Nicholas - Size (20"x24") - 149.95USD The Feast of St. Nicholas - Size (24"x36") - 199.95USD The Feast of St. Nicholas - Size (30"x40") - 239.95USD The More You Order, The Less You Pay!

The Feast of St. Nicholas

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