Abraham Mignon

Frankfurt 1640 - Utrecht 1679

Student of Jacob Marrell and Jan Davidsz. de Heem. Mignon produced brilliant small-scale still lifes, which were highly appreciated and imitated for a long time.

His work is kept in the Hermitage in Saint Petersburg and the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. The Mauritshuis in The Hague owns two works by Mignon; Flowers in a metal vase & Flowers and fruits. Both bouquets come from the possession of the Oranje-Nassau family and hung in Oraniënstein Castle in Dietz, Germany, in the 18th century. In 1822 the paintings were transferred to the Mauritshuis. The Louvre in Paris owns six of his works.

Source: Mauritshuis The Hague