Frans van Mieris the Elder

Summary

Frans van Mieris the Elder is a human^[1]. He was born in Leiden^[2]. He was born on April 16, 1635^[3]. He died in Leiden^[4]. He died on March 12, 1681^[5]. He worked as a painter^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (54 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Frans van Mieris the Elder's place of birth was Leiden^[2].
• Frans van Mieris the Elder passed away in Leiden^[4].
• Frans van Mieris the Elder was born on April 16, 1635^[3].
• Frans van Mieris the Elder died on March 12, 1681^[5].
• Burial took place at Pieterskerk^[8].
• Frans van Mieris the Elder was married to Cunera van der Cock^[9].
• A child of Frans van Mieris the Elder was Jan van Mieris^[10].
• A child of Frans van Mieris the Elder was Willem van Mieris^[11].
• Frans van Mieris the Elder held citizenship in Dutch Republic^[12].
• Dutch was Frans van Mieris the Elder's native language^[13].
• Frans van Mieris the Elder worked as a painter^[6].
• A notable student of Frans van Mieris the Elder was Olivier van Deuren^[14].
• A notable work attributed to Frans van Mieris the Elder is Young Woman threading Pearls^[15].
• A notable work attributed to Frans van Mieris the Elder is A Boy Blowing Bubbles^[16].
• A notable work attributed to Frans van Mieris the Elder is Portrait of Florentius Schuyl (1619-1669)^[17].
• A notable work attributed to Frans van Mieris the Elder is Sick woman^[18].
• Frans van Mieris the Elder is recorded as male^[19].
• Frans van Mieris the Elder's instance of is recorded as human^[20].
• Frans van Mieris the Elder is associated with the Baroque movement^[21].
• Frans van Mieris the Elder's genre is genre painting^[22].
• Frans van Mieris the Elder's Commons category is recorded as Frans van Mieris (I)^[23].
• Frans van Mieris the Elder's given name is recorded as Frans^[24].
• Frans van Mieris the Elder's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Frans van Mieris the Elder^[25].
• Frans van Mieris the Elder's Commons gallery is recorded as Frans van Mieris (I)^[26].
• Frans van Mieris the Elder's work location is recorded as Leiden^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: NL^[29]

• Began / founded: 1635-04-16^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1681-03-12^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: 4d04c23a-910c-4d10-a5a2-943cf140a676^[32]

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Origins and Family

Frans van Mieris the Elder was born in Leiden^[2]. He was born on April 16, 1635^[3]. Dutch was his native language^[13].

Career and Affiliations

Frans van Mieris the Elder worked as a painter^[6]. A notable student of him was Olivier van Deuren^[14].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Young Woman threading Pearls^[15], a painting^[33], founded in 1658^[34]; A Boy Blowing Bubbles^[16], a painting^[35], founded in 1663^[36]; Portrait of Florentius Schuyl (1619-1669)^[17], a painting^[37], founded in 1666^[38]; and Sick woman^[18], a painting^[39], in Italy^[40].

Personal Life

Frans van Mieris the Elder was married to Cunera van der Cock^[9]. Children include Jan van Mieris^[10], a painter^[41], 1660–1690^[42], of Dutch Republic^[43] and Willem van Mieris^[11], a painter^[44], 1662–1747^[45], of Dutch Republic^[46].

Death and Burial

Frans van Mieris the Elder died on March 12, 1681^[5]. He died in Leiden^[4]. He is buried at Pieterskerk^[8].

Why It Matters

Frans van Mieris the Elder ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (54 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[47] He is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[48]

FAQs

Where was Frans van Mieris the Elder born?

Frans van Mieris the Elder's place of birth was Leiden^[2].

Where did Frans van Mieris the Elder die?

Frans van Mieris the Elder died in Leiden^[4].

Who was Frans van Mieris the Elder married to?

Frans van Mieris the Elder's spouses include Cunera van der Cock^[9].

What did Frans van Mieris the Elder do for work?

Frans van Mieris the Elder worked as painter^[6].