(b Leiden, 16 April 1635; d Leiden, 12 March 1681). Painter and draughtsman. Along with Gerrit Dou, he was the most important artist among the LEIDEN ‘FINE’ PAINTERS, famous for his small-scale genre scenes, which were painted with exceptional refinement. The prices paid for his work during his lifetime were among the highest for Dutch paintings in the 17th century.

Part of the Mieris, van family

• Mieris, Frans van, the elder (1635-1681)
  • Leiden, §2: Art life and organization
  • Mieris, van
  • Mieris, van: (1) Frans van Mieris (i), §1: Life and work
  • Mieris, van: (2) Willem van Mieris
  • Netherlands, the, §III, 4(iv): Painting and graphic arts, c 1550–c 1680: Amsterdam
  • Specialization
  • attributions
    • Vois, Arie de
  • groups and movements
    • Leiden `Fine’ painters
    • Netherlands,the, §III, 4(iii): Painting and graphic arts, c 1550–c 1680: Leiden
  • patrons and collectors
    • Medici, de’: (27) Cosimo III de’ Medici
  • pupils
    • Moor, Karel de
  • reproductive prints by others
    • Moitte: (1) Pierre-Etienne Moitte
  • teachers
    • Dou, Gerrit, §3: Working methods and technique
    • Dou, Gerrit, §4: Critical reception and posthumous reputation
    • Tempel, Abraham van den
  • works
    • Frame, §VI, 4: Germany and Central Europe: Rococo
    • Iconography and iconology, §III, 2(iii): Analysis of symbolic meaning