The Serenade
Baroque
1678
15.0 x 11.0 cm
Frans van Mieris (1635 – 1681)
Frans van Mieris the Elder (1635-1681): Dutch Golden Age master of 'fijnschilder' genre scenes & portraits, renowned for exquisite detail and depictions of affluent 17th-century life.
Formerly attributed to Gerard Dou, this late work by Van Mieris may have been inspired by Jan Steen"s nocturnal scene of carnival revelers in the National Gallery, Prague.
About this artwork
- Title: The Serenade
- Artist: Frans van Mieris
- Year: 1678
- Original dimensions: 15.0 x 11.0 cm
- Format: Portrait
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Corpus context: jan steen, secrecy
- Keywords: oil painting 1678, secret love affair, dutch golden age
- Color hue: Amber to Saffron
- Color intensity: Monochromatic
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