Jan van Mieris. Jan van Mieris was a Dutch painter born in Leiden, the eldest son of Frans van Mieris the Elder and Cunera van der Cocq.
His siblings were Frans II, Christina and Willem Mieris, who was also a painter. After a short apprenticeship in his father's atelier, he was meant to be educated in history paintings with Gerard de Lairesse.
Still, his father refrained from doing so due to Lairesse's unscrupulous lifestyle. It is also reported that Jan van Mieris suffered from kidney stones which impeded his progress in his studies In 1684 Jan van Mieris was mentioned as a witness at the wedding of his brother Willem van Mieris, at that stage, he lived at the Blommemark in Leiden.
Afterwards, on June 14, 1686, he paid his entry fee for the Leiden Guild of st. Luke in Leiden. Jan van Mieris paid 3 guilders, half of the regular entry price, because he was the son of a master.
The work of Jan van Mieris was loved by collectors with great names, amongst them the De la Court family from Leiden. The archive of the Leiden Remonstrant Church shows that Jan lived with his mother on the Oude Vest for a short period. In the same year, he must have moved to Italy, as on January 14 of 1689, he wrote a letter to his mother from Venice. From this letter, it is concluded that he was healthy. However, he didn't sell any paintings and therefore had plans to continue his travels to Florence. He was invited to
His siblings were Frans II, Christina and Willem Mieris, who was also a painter. After a short apprenticeship in his father's atelier, he was meant to be educated in history paintings with Gerard de Lairesse.
Still, his father refrained from doing so due to Lairesse's unscrupulous lifestyle. It is also reported that Jan van Mieris suffered from kidney stones which impeded his progress in his studies In 1684 Jan van Mieris was mentioned as a witness at the wedding of his brother Willem van Mieris, at that stage, he lived at the Blommemark in Leiden.
Afterwards, on June 14, 1686, he paid his entry fee for the Leiden Guild of st. Luke in Leiden. Jan van Mieris paid 3 guilders, half of the regular entry price, because he was the son of a master.
The work of Jan van Mieris was loved by collectors with great names, amongst them the De la Court family from Leiden. The archive of the Leiden Remonstrant Church shows that Jan lived with his mother on the Oude Vest for a short period. In the same year, he must have moved to Italy, as on January 14 of 1689, he wrote a letter to his mother from Venice. From this letter, it is concluded that he was healthy. However, he didn't sell any paintings and therefore had plans to continue his travels to Florence. He was invited to
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