The Serenade

Frans van Mieris the Elder

ca. 1678–80 · Oil on wood · European Paintings

The Serenade — Frans van Mieris the Elder

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.

Artist
Frans van Mieris the Elder
Date
ca. 1678–80
Medium
Oil on wood
Department
European Paintings
Credit line
Bequest of Lillian S. Timken, 1959

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