Where Is Prince`s day? See It at Rijksmuseum

Q: What is Prince's Day?

Prince's Day celebrated the birthday of Prince William III of Orange-Nassau, born November 14, 1650. The popular feast-day featured patriotic symbols including orange branches, crowns, and the prince's portrait.

Q: Who painted Prince's Day?

Jan Steen (c.1626-1679) created this work in the 1660s-1670s. He specialized in chaotic tavern scenes and celebrations, earning the Dutch expression "a Jan Steen household" for disorderly homes.

Q: Where is this painting displayed?

The work hangs at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, which owns the world's largest Steen collection with 22 paintings total. It also holds his famous Feast of St. Nicholas.

Q: What symbols appear in the painting?

A portrait of Prince William III hangs on the wall, while a copper crown with orange branch sits on the table. Orange was the color of the House of Orange-Nassau.

Jan Steen executed this lively tavern celebration during the 1660s-1670s, showing a company celebrating the birthday of Prince William III of Orange-Nassau (November 14, 1650). A portrait of the prince hangs above a bedstead while a copper crown with orange branch decorates the table.

The scene captures Dutch patriotic festivity with people drinking, eating, and laughing. A bell hangs alongside the crown and orange symbols. Steen specialized in these chaotic genre scenes packed with figures and activity. The Rijksmuseum holds the world's largest Steen collection with 22 paintings. Now at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.

Prince's Day celebrated the birthday of Prince William III of Orange-Nassau, born November 14, 1650. The popular feast-day featured patriotic symbols including orange branches, crowns, and the prince's portrait.

Jan Steen (c.1626-1679) created this work in the 1660s-1670s. He specialized in chaotic tavern scenes and celebrations, earning the Dutch expression "a Jan Steen household" for disorderly homes.

The work hangs at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, which owns the world's largest Steen collection with 22 paintings total. It also holds his famous Feast of St. Nicholas.

A portrait of Prince William III hangs on the wall, while a copper crown with orange branch sits on the table. Orange was the color of the House of Orange-Nassau.

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