Michiel Janszoon van Miereveld
(1566–1641) holländsk konstnär
Michiel Janszoon van Miereveld (1566–1641) is listed in the catalogue as a painter, a printmaker, and a draughtsman. By year of birth, Michiel Janszoon van Miereveld belongs to the chapter ‘The Baroque’ in this site’s history of art.
Michiel Janszoon van Miereveld was born in Delft and died in Delft. Michiel Janszoon van Miereveld worked in Delft, Utrecht, Delft, and The Hague. Michiel Janszoon van Miereveld became a member of Confrerie Pictura and Guild of Saint Luke. The students included Paulus Moreelse, Pieter Gerritz. Montfoort, Anthonie Palamedesz., and Jan van Ravesteyn.
The best-known works include ‘Portrait of Cornelis van Aerssen (1545-1627)’, ‘Portrait of François van Aerssen (1572-1641)’, and ‘Portrait of Willem I (1533-84), prince of Orange, called William the Silent’. The works belong mainly to the genres portrait and history painting. The catalogue has 196 works by Michiel Janszoon van Miereveld with free images. The dated works span the years 1592–1700. Works by Michiel Janszoon van Miereveld are held by several collections, among them Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands Art Collection, Rijksmuseum, National Art Gallery of the Netherlands, and Rijksdienst Beeldende Kunst.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Hendrick de Keyser, Francisco Ribalta, Jakob de Gheyn II., Abraham Bloemaert, and Sante Peranda.