Close Looking: Jan Steen's The Drawing Lesson
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In this video, paintings curator Anne Woollett describes one her favorite paintings, the 17th-century Dutch work, The Drawing Lesson, completed by Jan Steen in about 1665. She walks you through details of the studio depicted, the young students, and all the tools and props needed to teach venerated drawing techniques.
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