MIGNON, Abraham

Dutch Baroque Era Painter, 1640-1679 Dutch painter, was born at Frankfurt. His father, a merchant, placed him under the still-life painter Jacob Marrel, by whom he was taken to the Netherlands about 1660. He then worked under Jan Davidszoon de Heem at Utrecht, where in 1675 he married the daughter of the painter Cornelis Willaerts. Sibylle Merian (1647-1717), daughter of the engraver Matthew Merian, became his pupil and achieved distinction as a flower painter. He died at Utrecht. Mignon devoted himself almost exclusively to flowers, fruit, birds and other still-life, though at times he also attempted portraiture. His flower pieces are marked by careful finish and delicate handling. His favourite scheme was to introduce red or white roses in the centre of the canvas and to set the whole group of flowers against a dark background. Nowhere can his work be seen to better advantage than at the Dresden Gallery, which contains fifteen of his paintings, twelve of which are signed. Six of his pictures are at the Louvre, four at the Hermitage, and other examples are to be found at the museums of Amsterdam,


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MIGNON, Abraham Flowers sye oil


Flowers sye
Painting ID::  8224
Flowers sye
Oil on canvas Gemäldegalerie, Dresden
Oil_on_canvas Gemäldegalerie,_Dresden
   
   
     

MIGNON, Abraham Still Life oil


Still Life
Painting ID::  19434
Still Life
Undated Oil on canvas Wallraf-Richartz-Museum, Cologne.
Undated Oil_on_canvas Wallraf-Richartz-Museum,_Cologne.
   
   
     

MIGNON, Abraham Fruit oil


Fruit
Painting ID::  28382
Fruit
mk60 Oil on canvas 35x27 1/2"
mk60 Oil_on_canvas 35x27_1/2"
   
   
     

MIGNON, Abraham Nature as a Symbol of Vanitas oil


Nature as a Symbol of Vanitas
Painting ID::  77383
Nature as a Symbol of Vanitas
Date between 1665(1665) and 1679(1679) Medium Oil on canvas cyf
   
   
     

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     MIGNON, Abraham
     Dutch Baroque Era Painter, 1640-1679 Dutch painter, was born at Frankfurt. His father, a merchant, placed him under the still-life painter Jacob Marrel, by whom he was taken to the Netherlands about 1660. He then worked under Jan Davidszoon de Heem at Utrecht, where in 1675 he married the daughter of the painter Cornelis Willaerts. Sibylle Merian (1647-1717), daughter of the engraver Matthew Merian, became his pupil and achieved distinction as a flower painter. He died at Utrecht. Mignon devoted himself almost exclusively to flowers, fruit, birds and other still-life, though at times he also attempted portraiture. His flower pieces are marked by careful finish and delicate handling. His favourite scheme was to introduce red or white roses in the centre of the canvas and to set the whole group of flowers against a dark background. Nowhere can his work be seen to better advantage than at the Dresden Gallery, which contains fifteen of his paintings, twelve of which are signed. Six of his pictures are at the Louvre, four at the Hermitage, and other examples are to be found at the museums of Amsterdam,

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