Home Traditions & Events Sinterklaas Sinterklaas treats in Jan Steen’s 17th century painting Dutch Painters & PaintingsHistory & HeritageTraditions & EventsSinterklaas Sinterklaas treats in Jan Steen’s 17th century painting 02/12/2016 painting: The Feast of Saint Nicholas by Jan Steen (c. 1668) Did you know that the famous Dutch painter Jan Steen already shows ‘kruidnoten’ (ginger nuts) in one of his paintings from 1668? RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR North Brabant Starry Night bicycle path inspired by Van Gogh Amsterdam Archaeological gold mine in the heart of Amsterdam Flevoland Sunken treasures at the Batavialand Museum