This painting has accompanied me through numerious household moves and is always the first to be placed on the wall. Once again the painting has made its way back onto the walls of the old loft. It was a gift from my parents and was painted by my father, who was practicing toward being an art forger. The original was painted by Jan Steen, who used his family, including the dog as models in his paintings. Most of his paintings displayed a sense of chaos and disarray, which led to a Dutch proverb, referring to a mess as "the household of Jan Steen".
This setting depicts a family celebration and we have much to celebrate Genevieves 34th birthday. It is also my grandson Xander's 3rd birthday. I'll drink to that!
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