Abraham Mignon was born in Frankfurt, Germanyt where he was baptized in the Calvinist church on 21 June 1640. His family was originally from Hainaut in the Southern Netherlands from where it had... Read full biography
Abraham Mignon was born in Frankfurt, Germanyt where he was baptized in the Calvinist church on 21 June 1640. His family was originally from Hainaut in the Southern Netherlands from where it had immigrated to Germany for religious reasons. In Frankfurt they owned a shop. When Abraham's family moved... Read full biography
Abraham Mignon was born in Frankfurt, Germanyt where he was baptized in the Calvinist church on 21 June 1640. His family was originally from Hainaut in the Southern Netherlands from where it had immigrated to Germany for religious reasons. In Frankfurt they owned a shop. When Abraham's family moved to Wetzlar in 1649, Abraham was placed in the care of Jacob Marrel, a specialist flower painter and art dealer. Marrel gave the young boy also artistic training. He clearly trusted Mignon to handle... Read full biography
Abraham Mignon was born in Frankfurt, Germanyt where he was baptized in the Calvinist church on 21 June 1640. His family was originally from Hainaut in the Southern Netherlands from where it had immigrated to Germany for religious reasons. In Frankfurt they owned a shop. When Abraham's family moved to Wetzlar in 1649, Abraham was placed in the care of Jacob Marrel, a specialist flower painter and art dealer. Marrel gave the young boy also artistic training. He clearly trusted Mignon to handle his business, as he would leave it in Mignon's hands during his frequent visits to the Dutch Republic and in particular, Utrecht. It was also Marrell who asked Mignon to train his live-in stepdaughter Maria Sibylla Merian (1647–1717) in the art of... Read full biography
Abraham Mignon was born in Frankfurt, Germanyt where he was baptized in the Calvinist church on 21 June 1640. His family was originally from Hainaut in the Southern Netherlands from where it had immigrated to Germany for religious reasons. In Frankfurt they owned a shop. When Abraham's family moved to Wetzlar in 1649, Abraham was placed in the care of Jacob Marrel, a specialist flower painter and art dealer. Marrel gave the young boy also artistic training. He clearly trusted Mignon to handle his business, as he would leave it in Mignon's hands during his frequent visits to the Dutch Republic and in particular, Utrecht. It was also Marrell who asked Mignon to train his live-in stepdaughter Maria Sibylla Merian (1647–1717) in the art of still-life painting. Maria Sibylla Merian was the daughter of the engraver Matthew Merian (1647–1717). Maria Sibylla Merian achieved distinction as... Read full biography
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A STILL LIFE OF RED AND WHITE GRAPES IN A BASKET, PEACHES, PLUMS, CHESTNUTS, AN EAR OF CORN AND GOOSEBERRIES RESTING ON A FOREST FLOOR, WITH SNAILS, BUTTERFLIES, A CATERPILLAR, WASP AND OTHER INSECTS
STILL LIFE WITH PLUMS, PEACHES, APRICOTS, GRAPES AND A MELON, WITH A ROEMER GLASS AND A FLUTE GLASS, ALL ON A DRAPED TABLE, A GOLDFINCH ON THE WINDOW SILL AND A BRACE OF SONGBIRDS
