The Feast of Saint Nicholas
Jan Steen · 1665
Why it's great
Children in a family find gifts, and one little girl clutches a doll, while a boy who has been bad cries over a shoe filled with a switch. Jan Steen painted it in about 1665, and the festival of Saint Nicholas is the Dutch ancestor of Santa Claus.
Where to see it
📍 RijksmuseumAmsterdam, Netherlands
Open in Maps ↗ About this museum →Hang it on your wall
Three places to look for a print of this painting, from budget to museum-grade:
These links open search results on each shop's own website; we don't sell anything or earn a commission, and print quality varies by seller. Ask a grown-up before you buy anything.
Jan Steen was a Dutch painter born in Leiden in 1626. He painted lively, messy family scenes and parties full of jokes and lessons, so much that a messy home is called a Jan Steen household in Dutch. He died in 1679.
