Identities in Jan Steen painting revealed

In 2004, the Rijksmuseum in Holland purchased a Jan Steen painting entitled 'A burgomaster of Delft and his daughter' (1655). Since the purchase, the true identities of the two individuals have been questioned in the international art community. Well, the mystery has just been solved. Two researchers from the University of Amsterdam, Profs. Frans Grijzenhout and Niek van Sas, have discovered the true identities of the man and girl: burgher Adolf Croeser and his daughter Catharina. Read the whole story here, and take a look at the online special Steen's and Croeser's world on the right-hand side.