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Frans Van Mieris I

Frans Van Mieris I (1635 - 1681) was active/lived in Netherlands.  Frans Mieris I is known for Genre and portrait painting.

Frans van Mieris, the Elder (16 April 1635 - 12 March 1681),

He was a Dutch Golden Age genre and portrait painter.  The leading member of a Leiden family of painters, his sons Jan (1660-1690) and Willem (1662-1747) and his grandson Frans van Mieris the Younger (1689-1763) were also accomplished genre painters.

Frans was born and died in Leiden, where his father Jan Bastiaans van Mieris was a goldsmith, carver of rubies and diamond setter.  His father wished to train him to his own business, but Frans preferred drawing, and studied with Jacob Toorenvliet's father, Abraham Toorenvliet, a glazier who kept a school of design.  From his own father's shop he became familiar with the ways and dress of people of distinction.  His eye was fascinated in turn by the sheen of jewelry and stained glass; and, though he soon left Toorenvliet for the workshops of Gerard Dou and Abraham van den Tempel, he acquired the Leiden fijnschilder manner over the Amsterdam finis   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 4728 characters.]  Artist bio

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