Mieris
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Mieris is the name of a family of artists who practised painting
at Leiden for three generations in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
at Leiden for three generations in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- Frans van Mieris, Sr.Frans van Mieris, Sr.Frans van Mieris, the elder , was a Dutch Golden Age genre and portrait painter. The leading member of a Leiden family of painters, his sons Jan and Willem and his grandson Frans van Mieris the Younger were also accomplished genre painters.-Biography:Frans was the son of Jan Bastiaans van Mieris,...
(1635?-1681);
- Jan van MierisJan van MierisJan van Mieris , was a Dutch painter.He was born in Leiden, the eldest son of Frans van Mieris the Elder, and learned the art of painting from his father and from Gerard de Lairesse. In his youth, various sicknesses impeded him in the progress of his studies...
(1660-1690), son of Frans.
- Willem van MierisWillem van MierisWillem van Mieris was a Dutch painter. He was a son of Frans van Mieris sr. and brother of Jan van Mieris....
(1662-1747), son of Frans.
- Frans van Mieris jr.Frans van Mieris jr.Frans van Mieris, the younger Dutch painter.He was born in Leiden, the son of Willem van Mieris, and also followed the traditions of his grandfather, Frans's studio....
, (1689-1763), son of Willem.