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Jan Miense Molenaer

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Dim interior with children gathered at a table around a seated teacher, adults in the background and a dog in the foreground.

School

Oval painting of peasants brawling with kitchen tools, a man in a feathered hat knocked down, and a building with ivy.

Battle Between Carnival and Lent

1633

Villagers gather around a tall pole where a man aims a crossbow, with windmills and cottages under a cloudy sky.

Shoot for a Prize

1645

Painting of an artist's studio with figures, an easel, a lute, a dog, and a canvas showing a lively scene.

The Artist's Studio

1631

Painting of villagers dancing and playing music in a rustic tavern interior beside a fireplace, with a barrel and jug in the

Festive Scene

1650

Painting of hawkers and villagers gathered on a road near a fair, with a tree at left and a church tower in the distance.

Itinerant Hawkers at a Fair

1640

Painting of a woman in a bonnet raising a shoe over a man in a yellow jacket, with a sleeping man at a bench, 1637.

The Five Senses: Touch

1637

Candlelit scene of a bearded man and a woman pouring from a ceramic jug at a table with a tankard and bowl.

The Five Senses: Sight

1637

Painting of a laughing man in a red cap raising a stoneware jug in a dim tavern with two companions.

The Five Senses: Hearing

1637

Genre interior: a woman lifts her skirt beside a man holding his nose at a table with a pipe and brazier.

The Five Senses: Smell

1637

Painting of a tavern scene: a man in red drinks from a jug, a woman in a fur cloak watches, and a man eats at a table.

The Five Senses: Taste

1637

Et umage par

Et umage par

1625-1668

The Bean King is Drinking

The Bean King is Drinking

1625-1668

Painting of a crowded peasant wedding in a dim tavern, with a violinist, dancing couple, jugs and a dog.

Bauernhochzeit

Dim tavern scene with card players around a round table, a woman holding cards, a dog by the fire, and men drinking.

Cheating at Cards

1650

Painting of a lively crowd of men, children and a black dog outside a building with a hanging sign under a cloudy sky.

Children teasing dwarves

1646

Painting of merry tavern musicians with a lute and violin, wine glasses and food on a table, in a dim interior.

Vrolijk gezelschap

1650

Black and white reproduction of a crowded peasant interior with dancing figures and a gathering around a counter under wooden

Scene from a Village School

Peasants gather in a smoky tavern as a fiddler plays, a woman reads a book, and a child stands beside a dog.

Fête rustique

1650

Painting of villagers gathered outside a thatched inn, a man on a barrel reading news while a boy rolls a hoop.

Figures Proclaiming the News on Barrels Outside an Inn

Painting of a bearded peddler with a basket surrounded by villagers and children on a dirt road before thatched cottages.

The Drunken Peddler

1631

Interior painting of a seated bearded man, two women at a table, a standing young man in a wide hat, and skulls on the floor.

Departure of the Prodigal Son

1630

Candlelit tavern scene of men playing cards at a table, with a standing woman holding a pewter jug beside them.

Card Players by Lamplight

1634

Painting of a dentist extracting a tooth from a seated patient while a crowd watches in a street, with a dog and baskets near

The Dentist

1630

Painting of a merry company of musicians and revelers in a tiled-floor interior, with lute, violin, and flute players.

Merry Company

1631

Three laughing children drink from a jug and tankard at a wooden table in a dim interior, one holding a clay pipe.

Three Children drinking and Making Mischief

1629

Grayscale painting of three children playing music, one bowing a violin, one holding a jug, one holding a stick and bow.

Three Children playing Music

1630

Painting of a crowded 1634 schoolroom with children on benches, a bearded schoolmaster at his desk, and an alphabet board on

School classroom with portrait of a family

1634

Villagers feasting and smoking at an outdoor tavern table beside a brick house, with a dog and a church spire behind.

Die Schenke »Zum Halbmond«

1650

Man playing a lute beside a woman playing a cittern in a room with a map, a dog, and a laid table.

The Duet: a Self Portrait of the Artist with His Wife, Judith Leyster, Probably Their Marriage Portrait

1640

Painting of revelers in a tavern interior: a violinist, a dancing youth, a woman with a cat on a barrel, and a dog.

Merry company playing music and dancing in an interior

1630

Interior scene of a young woman having her hair combed, with a boy, a skull, lutes and a small dog nearby.

Allegory of Vanity

1633