JUNKO AONO Review of: Margreet van der Hut, Jan van Mieris (1660-1690): His life and work, Zaandijk [CASAE], 2021 

“This monograph provides us with rich material about an artist who was active in the milieu of other inspiring artists toward the end of a celebrated century – and it will certainly stimulate further research into the art of this vigorous and changing phase, in Dutch art history. ”

“Van der Hut’s findings and interpretations concerning the artist’s interest in the classics, theatre and, in particular, poetry, shed new light on the intellectual aspect of this versatile artist. Most thought-provoking is her conclusion that Jan van Mieris’ own poetry was related to his painting and his ideas about art.”

“... a highly anticipated publication and a seminal contribution to the reconsideration of Dutch art after 1670.”

- Junko Aono, Meiji Gakuin University, Tokyo

Jan van Mieris was the eldest son and pupil of the renowned Dutch fijnschilder Frans van Mieris I (1635-1681), who in turn had studied under Gerard Dou (1613-1675) and Abraham van den Tempel (1622-1672). Jan and his younger brother Willem (1662-1747) followed in their father’s footsteps by continuing the Leiden fijnschilder tradition. As a consequence distinguishing between their work – and that of other illustrious relatives – can be a challenge. Virtually every painting in the catalog was once attributed to Frans I, or Willem, or even to Willem’s son Frans II (1689-1763). Jan van Mieris, who was also a gifted poet, not only wrote a small oeuvre of poems but also several partially rhymed versions of the pastoral play Aminta by Torquato Tasso (1544-1595) in Dutch. They are preserved in a manuscript in Leiden University Library.

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“EEN HUYSHOUDING IN ’T KLEYN” 

Het poppenhuis van Petronella de la Court in het Centraal Museum Utrecht

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Margreet van der Hut

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(ISBN: 978-90-831031-0-5)