Trompe-l'Oeil Still Life with a Flower Garland and a Curtain
Adriaen van der SpeltFrans van Mieris
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Baroque Painter · Active 1658 – 1658
Adriaen van der SpeltFrans van Mieris
Adriaen van der SpeltFrans van Mieris is among the painters whose work defines the Baroque era. Paintale holds 1 of Mieris’s works in its collection, spanning themes of daily life.
Daily Life
Where to see the work: Art Institute of Chicago.
Paintings by Adriaen van der SpeltFrans van Mieris (1)
About Adriaen van der SpeltFrans van Mieris
Working at the height of the Baroque period, Adriaen van der SpeltFrans van Mieris produced a body of work that remains foundational to Western art. The recurring themes across the surviving paintings — daily life — show an artist returning to the same questions about the human figure, light, and the moral weight of a scene that Baroque painting was uniquely equipped to answer.
Today, paintings by Adriaen van der SpeltFrans van Mieris are held in major institutions including Art Institute of Chicago. Each work on Paintale unpacks the subject, the symbolism, the technique, and the long afterlife of the painting — why it was commissioned, what its earliest viewers were expected to see, and why it still rewards close looking today.
Frequently asked about Adriaen van der SpeltFrans van Mieris
- When did Adriaen van der SpeltFrans van Mieris live?
- Adriaen van der SpeltFrans van Mieris was active around 1658 – 1658, during the Baroque period.
- Where can I see paintings by Adriaen van der SpeltFrans van Mieris?
- Art Institute of Chicago.
- What themes did Adriaen van der SpeltFrans van Mieris paint?
- Daily Life.