The Oyster Eater
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title:
The Oyster Eater
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The Oyster Eater or Girl Offering Oysters is a small oil-on-panel painting by Jan Steen dating to c.1658–1660. Since 1936, it has been in the collection of the Mauritshuis in the Hague. It is a genre painting that demonstrates Steen's intricate style and use of domestic settings. It also shows Steen's use of symbolism with oysters to create a theme of earthly lust.
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Painting by Jan Steen
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Oyster_Eater
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2024-03-15T04:24:30Z
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