The Feast of St Nicholas
The feast of St Nicholas takes place in December. In the Netherlands, it has been celebrated in the same way for centuries. Good children receive gifts from the saint. The little girl in the foreground, for instance, has a bucket full of treats. Naughty children, like the wailing boy at the left, get only a switch (a bundle of twigs) in their shoe. Jan Steen was a born storyteller. He succeeded in incorporating all of the elements of the popular feast in this picture.
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The Feast of St Nicholas
The feast of St Nicholas takes place in December. In the Netherlands, it has been celebrated in the same way for centuries. Good children receive gifts from the saint. The little girl in the foreground, for instance, has a bucket full of treats. Naughty children, like the wailing boy at the left, get only a switch (a bundle of twigs) in their shoe. Jan Steen was a born storyteller. He succeeded in incorporating all of the elements of the popular feast in this picture.
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In december wordt Sinterklaas ...... t bekende volksfeest in beeld.
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The feast of St Nicholas takes ...... popular feast in this picture.
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Rijksmuseum
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Het Sint-Nicolaasfeest
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The Feast of St Nicholas
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1665 - 1668
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1665 - 1668
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breedte 70,5 cm
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height 82.0 cm
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hoogte 82,0 cm
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width 70.5 cm
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Collectie: schilderijen
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Collection: paintings
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temporal
derde kwart 17e eeuw
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third quarter 17th century
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