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Object information

Object category: painting
Support/medium: panel, oil paint
Shape/dimensions: rectangle (portrait) with rounded upper side 27 x 20 cm

Signature/inscription Information about the signature, dating, inscription or any other mark on the front or back of the art work

signed, dated and inscription lower right: F. van Mieris fescit / Leyd. Bat / A° 1661

Current attribution: Frans van Mieris (I)

Date Exact or approximate dating of the described art work; the search parameters adopted for this art work in this database, are found in brackets.: 1661 (dated) (1661)
Created in: Leiden (city) volgens opschrift

Subject

Title Title of the art-work in Dutch: De oestermaaltijd
Other (former) title Other title(s) or name(s) which the work of art has had, or by which it is also known. This sometimes involves rejected identifications of the subject or sitter.: Self portrait of Frans van Mieris I (1635-1681) with Cunera van der Cock (1630-1681)
English title: The oyster meal
Genre: genre
Keywords: genre, two human figures, knee-length portrait, man, woman, long hair (men's hairstyle), snood, glass in the hand, hand in front of chest, home jacket, low neckline, eating, oyster, table, oriental tablecloth, chair, jug (vessel), dish (vessel for food), interior view, canopy bed, silverware, stoneware
: The man and young woman can be identified as Frans van Mieris I and his wife Cunera van der Cock (Naumann 1981)

Represented

IB number Number related to the portrait iconography collection RKD.: 37028

Frans van Mieris 1635-04-16 - 1681-03-12

Name

Mieris, Frans van

Sex

m

Date/place of birth

Leiden (stad) 1635-04-16

Date/place of death

Leiden (stad) 1681-03-12

Occupation

Kunstschilder, Leidse fijnschilder, werkzaam te Leiden ca. 1655-1681.

Marriage(s)

Leiden (stad) 1657-03-15
124728/Cock, Cunera van der

Children

Willem van Mieris

Cunera van der Cock 1630 - 1681

Name

Cock, Cunera van der

Call sign

Kniertje

Sex

v

Date/place of birth

1630

Date/place of death

1681

Marriage(s)

Leiden (stad) 1657-03-15
113014/Mieris, Frans van

Artistically related

Artistically related to other work Such as a preparatory studie, comparable composition, other version, or copy of the artwork in this record.

related to
Gabriel Metsu, Vrouw die een cister stemt terwijl een man toekijkt
Corresponding in both works the subject, the positioning of the figures, the dark background and the interior element placed diagonally in the depicted space, creating a sense of three-dimensionality. (as observed by A. Waiboer)
inspired by
Gerard ter Borch (II), Drinkend paar aan een tafel
Corresponding elements are the main motif of a man in the role of a suitor offering a woman a drink, the general arrangement of the figures with the man at the left and the woman to the right, at a table that just into the picture plane from the left. Also repeated are the use of knee-length figures and motifs such as the jug on the table and the glass, that is held by the woman in both compositions. (Waiboer 2012, p. 85)
related to
Jan Steen, Meisje dat oesters eet
The motif of oysters, the jug on a table, the use of knee-length figures, the general composition, the figure-type and her costume, the interior elements with a table and a bed in the left backgound, as well as the rounded top correspond. (Naumann 1981, p. 61)
used as model for
Gabriel Metsu, Man en vrouw bij een virginaal
Metsu nam het onderwerp van een amoureus koppel over, globaal de lichaamshouding van de zittende vrouw en de kleurstelling met een accent op de combinatie wit en rood, alsmede de donkere achtergrond waartegen deze kleuren scherp afsteken. (Waiboer et al. 2017, p. 131)
used as model for
Jan Steen, Het leven van de mens
Steen adopted the motif of a seated man offering oysters to a lady. (Buvelot et al. 2005, p. 146)
used as model for
Johannes Vermeer, Meisje met een wijnglas
Corresponding are the subject of a couple in an interior with a man courting a woman with a drink to charm her (and the impression of it having a good effect on her), the arrangement of the figures in relation to each other, elements of the costumes of the figures (the man's cloak; the woman's coostume in reds) and the white jug on the table. (Naumann 1981, vol. 1, p. 61, 64)
used as model for
Johannes Vermeer, Drinkende vrouw met een man in een interieur
Corresponding are the subject of a couple in an interior with a man courting a woman with a drink to charm her, the arrangement of the figures in relation to each other, elements of the costumes of the figures (the man's cloak; the woman's coostume in red and white) and the white jug on the table. (Naumann 1981, vol. 1, p. 61)
used as model for
Gabriel Metsu, Man met een kruik die wijn aanbiedt aan een vrouw met een glas in de hand
Metsu adopted the subject of a man making a woman an offer, the amorous interest of the man in the woman, the positioning of the figures in relation to one another and motifs such as the man's smile and the glass in the woman's left hand, as well as the motif of a meal. (Waiboer 2012, p. 85-86)
used as model for
Jan Steen, Oesteretend gezelschap
Features that correspond are the subject and the general arrangement of the two figures in relation to each other. (as observed by E. Schavemaker)
used as model for
Jan Steen, Oesteretend gezelschap
Features that correspond are the subject and the general arrangement of the two figures in relation to each other. (Naumann 1981, vol. 1, p. 61)
used as model for
Gabriel Metsu, Jonge man die een jonge vrouw oesters aanbiedt
Metsu adopted the subject of a man offering oysters to a young woman, the position of the two figures in relation to each other with the woman seated and the man standing by her, the amourous atmosphere and elements from the clothing of the woman such as the velvet jacket trimmed or lined with fur and the silk satin skirt and elements from the interior such as the table. (Waiboer 2012, p. 86)
used as model for
Eglon van der Neer, Ongelijke liefde
Van der Neer adopted the composition, the use of half-length figures and the division of their rolls. He almost literally repeated the costume of the female figure and also closely followed her facial features. The subject - Unequal Love - also corresponds. (Ekkart 2002A, p. 96)
used as model for
Eglon van der Neer, Sophonisba krijgt de gifbeker aangeboden
Van der Neer adopted the poses of the two figures and their positioning. Both works feature a man offering something to a woman. (Schavemaker 2009, p. 381)
used as model for
Eglon van der Neer, Jonge vrouw die een ring bekijkt en jonge man in een interieur
Van der Werff and Van der Neer repeated the general composition and the poses of the figures. (as observed by E. Schavemaker)
used as model for
Jacob Ochtervelt, Jonge man die een jonge vrouw oesters aanbiedt
Ochtervelt adopted the subject; the pose of the seated woman, her costume and the dark background. (Naumann 1981, vol. 1, p. 62)
used as model for
Jacob Ochtervelt, Jonge vrouw met een man in een voornaam interieur
Ochtervelt adopted the subject of a standing man offering something to a seated woman, the woman's costume, the table with a jug upon it and the dark background.
used as model for
Jacob Ochtervelt, Elegant paar in een interieur
Ochtervelt adopted the general composition, the arrangement of the figures and the motif of the white jug.
used as model for
Jacob Ochtervelt, Man die een vrouw oesters aanbiedt
Ochtervelt adopted the subject, the general arrangement of the figures (although at a different angle and in reverse) and the motifs such as the white jug, the foreshortened bed and the dark background. (Kuretsky 1979, p. 17)
used as model for
Jacob Ochtervelt, Cisterspelende man met een jonge vrouw en dienstbode die oesters aanbiedt
Ochtervelt adopted the motif of the oysters, the motif of the seated woman with a glass of wine, the arrangement of the man and the woman in relation to each other, the amorous interaction between both figures and the white jug.
used as model for
Jacob Ochtervelt, Interieur met een man die een vrouw oesters aanbiedt
Ochtervelt adopted the subject, the general arrangement of the figures (in reverse) of the standing man offering the seated woman oysters and the white jug.
used as model for
Jacob Ochtervelt, Luitspelende vrouw en een zingend paar om een tafel
Ochtervelt adopted the positioning of the two figures at the table from Van Mieris.
used as model for
Godefridus Schalcken, Bordeelscène
Schalcken roughly adopted the composition and the pose of the figures. He repeated the motif of the amorous approach, their positioning in space and the motif of the table with kitchenware in the left hand foreground. (as observed by E. Schavemaker)
used as model for
Anoniem
painting in sale London, 2013-07-05, no. 78, as 'circle of Frans van Mieris'
copied in drawing by
Anoniem, Oesters etend paar (bordeelscène?)
copied in drawing by
Jacobus Buys, Oestermaaltijd
related to
Anoniem, Bordeelscène met koppelaarster
copied in print by
Albert Henry Payne, De oestermaaltijd

Provenance

Collection(s)

Alte Pinakothek, Munich
- 1931
art dealer D.A. Hoogendijk & Co., Amsterdam
1931 -
private collection Henry W.A. Deterding, London/Rittergut Dobbin
- 1936
Koninklijk Kabinet van Schilderijen Mauritshuis, The Hague , inv./cat.nr 819
schenking Henri W.A. Detering, Londen
1936 -

Exhibitions and literature

Exhibitions

Frans van Mieris 1635-1681 : fijngeschilderde verhalen Koninklijk Kabinet van Schilderijen Mauritshuis , The Hague (city) , 2005-10-01 - 2006-01-22 , no. 26

Literature

Hofstede de Groot 1907-1927 (English edition) , vol. 10 (1928), p. 29, no. 102a
Naumann 1981 , vol. 1, p. 128; vol. 2, p. 43-44, no. 36
Sluijter-Seijffert/Van Leeuwen et al. 1993 , p. 96, no. 819
Ekkart 2002A , p. 96
Buvelot/Vermeeren 2004 , p. 204, no. 819, ill. op p. 205
Buvelot et al. 2005 , p. 146-147, no. 26, ill. (kleur)
Beckmann 2014 , V(ergleichs)abb. 37
Van Suchtelen et al. 2016 , p. 153-156, no. 22, ill. (color)

Visual documentation

Visual documentation

Location image Location of the image in the visual documentation.

BD/Digital Collection (img.nr. 1001158912)
BD/Digital Collection (img.nr. 1000312200)
BD/Digital Collection (img.nr. 0001346218)
, Original location BD/RKD/0558 - ONS/Genre 2: General (img.nr. 0000052629)
, Original location BD/RKD/0700 - ONS/Dated Works (img.nr. 0000131887)

Project: Dutch Public Collections Project
Gerson Digital : United Kingdom
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Creation date: 1999-10-11; Last modified date: 2022-08-03

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