Interior with a Woman Feeding a Parrot

The overall tone of this painting is dark. However, only the woman's dress in the center (note that her face is painted dark) is characterized by a distinct shade of light purple and green. Jan Steen was from Leiden, a southern town in the Netherlands, where he attended Latin school. (The famous Rembrandt was also from Leiden and attended Latin school.)

Photo: self-portrait by Jan Steen (c. 1670)

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