Girl eating oysters
- Artist
- Jan Steen
- Date
- 1658 - 1660
- Style
- Baroque
- Genre
- Genre painting
- Location
- Mauritshuis
"Girl Eating Oysters," also known as The Oyster Eater or Girl Offering Oysters, is a oil-on-panel genre painting by Jan Steen, created around 1658–1660. This Baroque artwork exemplifies Steen’s detailed style and focus on domestic scenes. The painting subtly employs symbolism, with oysters representing earthly lust, highlighting Steen’s interest in moral themes. Since 1936, it has been housed in the Mauritshuis in The Hague. Steen’s masterful depiction offers insight into 17th-century Dutch life, blending lively storytelling with moral reflection characteristic of Baroque art.