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dc.creator Steen, Jan en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2006-10-17T17:54:13Z
dc.date.available 2006-10-17T17:54:13Z
dc.identifier 044543 en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/12236 en_US
dc.description inscription on a slate in the bottom right-hand corner is the first part of a Dutch proverb: "In weelde siet toe." This means: "At a time of good living, beware"; the ending is to be understood as, "and fear the rod." Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien website accessed 1/21/06 http://www.khm.at/system2E.html?/staticE/page250.html (also entered under "Texts") en_US
dc.description detail, left with mother sleeping en_US
dc.format.extent 105 x 145 cm (41.34 x 57.09 inches) en_US
dc.format.medium oil paint en_US
dc.format.medium canvas en_US
dc.relation.ispartof 126812 en_US
dc.rights (c) Saskia, Ltd. en_US
dc.subject Gluttony en_US
dc.subject Punishment en_US
dc.subject Proverbs en_US
dc.subject Laziness en_US
dc.subject Untidiness en_US
dc.subject Symbolism in art en_US
dc.subject Morality and society en_US
dc.subject Netherlands --Social life and customs en_US
dc.subject Painting, Dutch --17th century en_US
dc.subject Home en_US
dc.subject Genre painting, Dutch en_US
dc.title Beware of Luxury en_US
dc.title.alternative Topsy-Turvey World en_US
dc.type Image en_US
dc.rights.access Licensed for educational and research use by the MIT community only en_US
dc.identifier.vendorcode Mhf-0347 en_US
dc.publisher.institution Repository: Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien (Vienna, Austria) ID: GG Inv. No. 791 en_US
vra.technique painting (image-making) en_US
vra.worktype Oil painting en_US
dc.contributor.display painter: Jan Steen (Dutch, 1626-1679) en_US


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