Jan Steen, Prayer Before the Meal

Arthur K. Wheelock Jr., standing before Jan Steen’s Prayer Before the Meal, discusses the character and message of this intimate painting. Some interesting discoveries were made when the painting was examined in the laboratory of the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. in 2013.

Video Length: 5:02
Date: 2018
Presenters: Arthur K. Wheelock Jr.
Director: Martin Huberman
Executive Producer: Dominique Surh
Music: Richard Savino