Carnival in the Piazza Colonna, Rome, 1645
Jan Miel (1599–1663) was a Flemish painter, active in Italy, emerging from the circle of genre painters influenced by Pieter van Laer and the so-called Bamboccianti painters. He was born in Beveren-Waas near Antwerp, but had traveled to Rome by 1636. He is said to have trained with Anthony van Dyck in Flanders.[1]
He painted in the Roman church of Santa Maria dell'Anima for the chapel of San Lamberto, bishop and marutyr, with frescos depicting the life of the saint.[2] He also painted for San Martino al Monti and San Lorenzo in Lucina. In the later, he painte in the chapel of St Anthony of Padua at the right of the entrance.[3] Surprisingly, he briefly collaborating with Andrea Sacchi, who disdained the low-life themes depicted by the Bamboccianti. In 1658 he was made Court Painter at Turin, where he was awarded the Cross of St. Maurice and Lazzarus.[4] He died in Turin.
Fhe Museo Civico in Montepulciano (Tuscany) houses two canvases by Jan Miel titled Market scene and a Serenade.
Sources
- ↑ Passeri, page 224
- ↑ Passeri, page 226
- ↑ Passeri, page 227
- ↑ Passeri, page 227-228
| Persondata |
|---|
| Name |
Miel, Jan |
| Alternative names |
Cavaliere Giovanni della Vita, Petit Jean, Honingh-bie, Bieco, Bike, Milo |
| Short description |
Flemish Baroque painter |
| Date of birth |
1599 |
| Place of birth |
Beveren |
| Date of death |
1663 |
| Place of death |
Turin |
