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The Dancing Couple is a 1663 oil painting by Jan Steen. It depicts a boisterous party with a dancing couple in the center. The work is currently in the Widener Collection of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.[1] In the painting Jan Steen creates a very festive environment. The setting of the painting is at a kermis, which is a local village fair that holds many symbolic references in Dutch art and was very popular in the Bruegel tradition. The painting will soon be moved to another museum^[when?].

The Dancing Couple
Artist	Jan Steen
Year	1663 (1663)
Medium	Oil on canvas
Dimensions	102.5 cm × 142.5 cm (40.4 in × 56.1 in)
Location	National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., United States

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