The Feast of Saint Nicholas | |
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Artist | Jan Steen |
Year | c. 1665–1668 |
Medium | Oil on canvas |
Dimensions | 82 cm × 70.5 cm (33+1⁄2 in × 27 in) |
Location | Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam |
The Feast of Saint Nicholas (Dutch: Het Sint-Nicolaasfeest) is an oil-on-canvas painting executed c. 1665–1668 by Dutch master Jan Steen, which is now in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. It measures 82 x 70.5 cm. The picture, painted in the chaotic Jan Steen style, depicts a family at home on December 5, the night celebrated in the Netherlands as the Feast of Saint Nicholas, or Sinterklaas.