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Portrait of Willem I (1533-84), Prince of Orange, called William the Silent
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Portrait of Willem I (1533-84)

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

h 112.5cm × w 88.5cm

Collection

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Materials

canvas; oil paint (paint)

Object Type

painting

Subject Matter

historical persons

Acquisition Method

transferred

Acquired

1800

Notes

Portret van Willem I, prins van Oranje, genaamd Willem de Zwijger. Kniestuk, staand, de handen in de mantel gestoken.

Collection Type

paintings

About Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt

1567–1641Dutch Republic

Son of the goldsmith Jan Michielsen van Miereveldt and a pupil (when he was 12 years old) of Antonio Blocklandt (known as Montfort) in Utrecht and later of Willem Willemsz. It is very difficult to distinguish his work from the innumerable copies of his paintings that he allowed to be made, even sometimes signing them with his own name. Basically a portrait painter, he also painted historical and mythological works.