Steen’s smallest, yet easily greatest, masterpieces created is the Girl Eating Oysters. The work was painted with oil onto a panel of only 20.5 × 14.5 cm, utilizing the common style of Leiden painters, but not the technique, for Steen varies this throughout the piece. This is one of the many genre paintings, an area that he excels, Steen created. The work was created around 1658-1660 when Steen was living in Warmond, a village close to Leiden. In the painting a charming young woman, who is called most commonly a “girl”, is seen sprinkling salt onto oysters, with a glass of what looks to be wine and Delftware picture next to her. In the kitchen, through the open door, are the presumable servants, a man and a woman, who look to be cooking more oysters.