Frans van Mieris den äldre

(1635–1681) Dutch painter (1635–1681)

Frans van Mieris den äldre (1635–1681) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Frans van Mieris den äldre belongs to the chapter ‘The Baroque’ in this site’s history of art.

Frans van Mieris den äldre was born in Leiden and died in Leiden. Frans van Mieris den äldre worked in Leiden. Wikidata associates Frans van Mieris den äldre with Baroque. The students included Olivier van Deuren.

The best-known works include ‘Young Woman threading Pearls’, ‘A Boy Blowing Bubbles’, ‘Portrait of Florentius Schuyl (1619-1669)’, and ‘Sick woman’. The works belong mainly to the genre genre painting. The catalogue has 154 works by Frans van Mieris den äldre with free images. The dated works span the years 1650–1850. Works by Frans van Mieris den äldre are held by several collections, among them Dresdens nationella konstsamlingar, Leiden Collection, Uffizierna, and Statens Museum for Kunst. Wikidata links one work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘The Baroque’.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Jacob Ochtervelt, Giuseppe Recco, Luca Giordano, Jan Erasmus Quellinus, and Adriaen Backer.

• The Baroque
• Brothel Scene
• A Cavalier