I realized I’ve been talking a lot lately about pure and pious saints. So, it’s time to lighten up by hanging out with people who know how to party–the Dutch! Scenes like this of a large group drinking and dancing were Jan Steen’s specialty.

We’ll find out what brings these country and city folks together and the naughty message behind the caged rooster!

See the artwork at https://alonglookpodcast.com/the-dancing-couple-by-jan-steen/

SHOW NOTES (TRANSCRIPT)

“A Long Look” theme is “Ascension” by Ron Gelinas youtu.be/jGEdNSNkZoo

Episode theme is “Achaidh Cheide” by Kevin MacLeod. Music from https://filmmusic.io “Achaidh Cheide” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

The Dancing Couple information Arthur K. Wheelock Jr., “Jan Steen/The Dancing Couple/1663,” Dutch Paintings of the Seventeenth Century, NGA Online Editions, https://purl.org/nga/collection/artobject/1220 (accessed December 03, 2019).

Jan Steen: Painter and Storyteller (PDF) https://www.nga.gov/research/publications/pdf-library/jan-steen-painter-and-storyteller.html