Frans Van Mieris (1635-1681) - Duet
Stamp issued East Germany DDR 1982
Painting completed 1658, held at Slaatliches Museum Schwerin
Van Mieris painted in the "Leiden Fijnschilders" (fine painting) style where small paintings were composed and meticulously executed in a manner aimed at reproducing reality. He was a master of the Dutch Golden Age.
This painting was completed at a time when he was specialising in depicting the lives of the upper classes in Holland. Clothing fabrics are richly ornate and the house is expensively furnished.
The National Gallery of Art in Washington DC held an exhibition on the works by Frans van Mieris in 2006.
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