please help me find this painting

clairebear006 · December 9th, 2009, 09:41 AM

My friend saw it in the national gallery in Edinburgh, but since being back cannot find it on the net anywhere. Does anyone know where I can find it for her.

It is painted by Frans van Miesen the elder who I know is a dutch painter. In the painting is a woman playing a lute.

Does anyone know if there is a site or anything that will show me a list of his paintings as I can imagine there is probably a few paintings of a woman playing the lute. My friend described it as being a small painting of a woman looking to her left and holding a lute. She is wearing a cream dress.

If anyone can help that would be great.

Thanks

Clairebear006

Hercules Brabazon · December 9th, 2009, 12:28 PM

Perhaps you're looking for Frans van Mieris the Elder
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists...frans_van.html

Here's a painting by him of a woman playing a lute
http://www.vanedwards.co.uk/month/mar01/month.htm

Eirene · December 9th, 2009, 01:23 PM

Haw... that is just what I was thinking Hercules. I couldn't locate anything on Frans van Miesen. There is no Frans van Mieris listed in the galleries so perhaps it was on loan..

http://www.nationalgalleries.org/collection

Hercules Brabazon · December 10th, 2009, 08:34 AM

Possibly,though I think the National Galleries of Scotland database is far from complete.

December 9th, 2009, 09:41 AM	#1
clairebear006 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 1	please help me find this painting My friend saw it in the national gallery in Edinburgh, but since being back cannot find it on the net anywhere. Does anyone know where I can find it for her. It is painted by Frans van Miesen the elder who I know is a dutch painter. In the painting is a woman playing a lute. Does anyone know if there is a site or anything that will show me a list of his paintings as I can imagine there is probably a few paintings of a woman playing the lute. My friend described it as being a small painting of a woman looking to her left and holding a lute. She is wearing a cream dress. If anyone can help that would be great. Thanks Clairebear006

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December 9th, 2009, 12:28 PM	#2
Hercules Brabazon Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 118	Perhaps you're looking for Frans van Mieris the Elder http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists...frans_van.html Here's a painting by him of a woman playing a lute http://www.vanedwards.co.uk/month/mar01/month.htm

December 9th, 2009, 01:23 PM	#3
Eirene Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 624	Haw... that is just what I was thinking Hercules. I couldn't locate anything on Frans van Miesen. There is no Frans van Mieris listed in the galleries so perhaps it was on loan.. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/collection

December 10th, 2009, 08:34 AM	#4
Hercules Brabazon Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 118	Possibly,though I think the National Galleries of Scotland database is far from complete.