The Merry Family
Details
- Palette
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- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- height 110.5 cm x width 141 cm
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum
- Image provider
- rijksmuseum
- License
- Public Domain
- Credit
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Art Genome Taxonomy
11 tags
Subject Matter
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Family Both · 95%
The catalog title identifies the subject as a family, while the image shows adults, children, and an infant gathered together; the exact relationships among the figures are not independently established.
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Interiors Visual · 99%
The scene takes place inside a furnished room with a tiled floor, wooden cupboards, furniture, windows, and a central table.
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Food Visual · 98%
Bread, a large dish of food, plates, vessels, and dining implements are prominently arranged on and around the table.
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Performing Arts Visual · 96%
Several figures visibly play or hold musical instruments, including a wind instrument, a flute-like instrument, and a string instrument.
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Animals Visual · 95%
A dog occupies the lower foreground as part of the household gathering.
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Scenes of Everyday Life Visual · 99%
The composition presents a crowded domestic activity scene involving eating, drinking, music-making, conversation, and childcare.
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Text Visual · 90%
A sheet bearing visible handwritten text is attached near the upper-right area of the depicted room, although its wording and function are not fully established here.
Visual Qualities
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Dense Composition Visual · 97%
Figures, furniture, instruments, dishes, textiles, and architectural details densely occupy the central and lower pictorial field.
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Earth Tones Visual · 95%
Warm browns, ochres, muted reds, and dark greens dominate the palette, with lighter accents in faces, linen, and tableware.
Medium and Techniques
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Oil Painting Metadata · 100%
The museum record identifies the medium as oil on canvas.
Time Periods
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17th Century Art Metadata · 100%
The museum record dates the work to 1668.
Source & rights
Jan Havicksz. Steen. The Merry Family. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.