En dame forsegler et brev
Medium
Olie på træ
Classification
Maleri
Department
Den Kongelige Maleri- og Skulptursamling
Museum
SMK — National Gallery of Denmark
Credit
SMK — Statens Museum for Kunst
Accession Number
KMSsp617
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
Maleri
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, ...