A Man and a Woman
Medium
oil on panel
Dimensions
36; 30
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
signatuur en datum, rechtsboven: ‘F. van Mieris. 1678’
About the Artist
Frans van Mieris (I)
**Frans van Mieris the Elder (1635–1681)** was a leading Dutch Golden Age painter renowned for his meticulously detailed genre scenes and portraits. Born on 16 April 1635 in Leiden to a family of goldsmiths, he initially trained in his father’s trade before pursuing art. His early drawing instruction came from Abraham Toorenvliet, after which he studied under the renowned fijnschilder Gerrit Dou, ...