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The Serenade
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The Serenade

Frans van Mieris the Elder

ca. 1678–80

Medium

Oil on wood

Tags

Musical InstrumentsMusiciansMenWomen

Dimensions

Arched top, 5 3/4 x 4 3/8 in. (14.6 x 11.1 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Lillian S. Timken, 1959

Classification

Paintings

Department

European Paintings

Rights

Public Domain

About Frans van Mieris the Elder

1635–1681 • Dutch Republic

Painter and draughtsman. Along with Gerrit Dou, he was most influential among the Leiden ‘fine’ painters; famous for his small-scale genre scenes. The prices paid for his work during his lifetime were among the highest for Dutch paintings in the 17th century. Comment on works: History; Genre; Portraits; Mythology.

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