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Jan Miense Molenaer, Self-Portrait as a Lute Player

Jan Miense Molenaer

Dutch · 1610–1668 · Painter, Printmaker

Jan Miense Molenaer was a Dutch Golden Age genre painter whose style was a precursor to Jan Steen's work during Dutch Golden Age painting. He shared a studio with his wife,… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Jan Miense Molenaer, Peasant Wedding Feast, Oil on canvas (relined)Peasant Wedding FeastLempertz · €350,000≈ $370,195≈ £296,868Sign up to see
  2. Jan Miense Molenaer, Company Making Music, Oil on panel (parquetted)Company Making MusicLempertz · €47,120≈ $50,720≈ £33,316Sign up to see
  3. Jan Miense Molenaer, WIRTSHAUSSZENE MIT ZECHERN UND MUSIKANTEN., Signiert unten Mitte (auf dem Schemel): JMolenaer. Öl auf HolzWIRTSHAUSSZENE MIT ZECHERN UND MUSIKANTEN.Lempertz · €20,400≈ $29,888≈ £14,572Sign up to see

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Jan Miense Molenaer was a Dutch Golden Age genre painter whose style was a precursor to Jan Steen's work during Dutch Golden Age painting. He shared a studio with his wife, Judith Leyster, also a genre painter, as well as a portraitist and painter of still-life. Both Molenaer and Leyster may have been pupils of Frans Hals.

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Born 1610, HaarlemDied 1668, HaarlemOccupation Painter, PrintmakerWikidata Q759588 ↗ULAN 500004943 ↗Museum works 13

Baroque

Also known as Groenvink, Johannes Molenaer

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Jan Miense Molenaer, Self-Portrait as a Lute Player
Self-Portrait as a Lute Playerc. 1637/1638 · oil on panel
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, The Lee and Juliet Folger Fund — Open Ac…
Jan Miense Molenaer, Woman Playing the Virginal
Woman Playing the Virginalca. 1637
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain
Jan Miense Molenaer, Het huwelijksaanzoek
Het huwelijksaanzoek1620 - 1668
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain
Jan Miense Molenaer, Boerendans
Boerendans1620 - 1668
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain
Jan Miense Molenaer, Vier jongens
Vier jongens1620 - 1668
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain
Jan Miense Molenaer, Peasants in an Inn Playing "La Main chaude"
Peasants in an Inn Playing "La Main chaude"1640
http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/d4d49f327ae492c7750b237a667dba79 ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/g…
Jan Miense Molenaer, The Drunken Peddler
The Drunken Peddler1631
http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/f4f50d7a3cc2cf7b97a7762a2674e20b ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/g…
Jan Miense Molenaer, Departure of the Prodigal Son
Departure of the Prodigal Son1630
Johnny Van Haeften Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Johnny Van Haeften Gallery
Jan Miense Molenaer, A young woman seated by a table
A young woman seated by a table1633
http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/9fdf7500a886363cb294a42fab6dcd1c ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/g…
Jan Miense Molenaer, Portrait of a Woman with Embroidered Gloves
Portrait of a Woman with Embroidered Gloves1633
http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/afcb71110250a496da4c28d96cc6cc4e ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/g…
Jan Miense Molenaer, Peasants Teaching a Cat and Dog to Dance
Peasants Teaching a Cat and Dog to Dance1637
National Gallery of Ireland ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Gallery of Ireland
Jan Miense Molenaer, Card Players by Lamplight
Card Players by Lamplight1634
http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/662cb00b6b1eab6fc2c6b0ce3932a68c ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/g…
Jan Miense Molenaer, A smoking man with an empty wine glass
A smoking man with an empty wine glass1633
Städel Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Städel Museum

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Smithsonian Open Access (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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