The Village School [Ask Us A Question] Title: The Village School c. 1670 Artist: Jan Steen (1626-1679) Oil on canvas, 83,8 x 109,2, National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh Description: Jan Steen was born in Leiden but is said to have studied with Nicolas Kn¨¹pfer in Utrecht, Adrian van Ostade in Haarlem and Jan van Goyen, whose daughter he married in 1649, in The Hague. He continued to move from town to town, being recorded in The Hague, Leiden and Delft during the course of his career. He was an enormously prolific painter who concentrated on lively genre scenes, although he also painted portraits and religious and mythological subjects. His work, which is markedly uneven in quality, is characterized by a robust humour, a sense of theatre and, often, a moralizing intention. Steen's The Village School is in the satirical tradition of Pieter Bruegel the Elder's print The Ass at School which illustrates a popular saying: 'Though an ass goes to school in order to learn, he'll still be an ass, not a horse, when he returns'. In Steen's school there is little to be learnt from the short-sighted teacher who is so intent on sharpening his quill that he fails to notice the chaos around him. Some children who are keen to learn have gathered around the schoolmistress who corrects their spelling but others fight, sing, make fun of the teachers and even sleep. On the right a child hands a pair of spectacles to an owl, a familiar symbol of foolishness 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 - Sold Out, Please Contact Us for This Item; Ships within 2 weeks The More You Order, The Less You Pay!

The Village School

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