Jan Miense Molenaer
A Couple in an Interior

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Artist Jan Miense Molenaer (Dutch, c. 1610–1668)Dutch, c. 1610–1668

CultureDutch

Titles

A Couple in an Interior

Date1652

PlaceNetherlands

MediumOil on canvas

Dimensions20 7/8 × 16 1/8 in. (53 × 40.9 cm)

Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. John H. McFadden, Jr.

Object number50.35

Not on view

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Department

Arts of Europe and the Mediterranean

Object Type

PAINTING

ProvenanceSir Robert Peel, Drayton Manor, Stafford, before 1841 (?) and by descent until 1900; [Robinson and Fisher, London, "Tamworth Peel Heirloom Sale", May 10, 1900, lot 233 (as 'Figures Courting,' 1652); dealer William C. Dowdeswell, London]; C. A. Griscom; sale February 26-27, 1914, no. 5; [Julius Weitzner, New York]; Mr. John McFadden, Jr. by 1950; gift to MFAH 1950.
Exhibition History"Jan Miense Molenaer: A Painter of the Dutch Golden Age," North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, North Carolina, October 13, 2002–January 5, 2003; Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, Indiana, January 25–March 16, 2003; Currier Gallery of Art, Manchester, New Hampshire, April 6–June 17, 2003.

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Signed and dated, lower left-hand corner :"MOLENAR 1652" Painted to appear carved into the paving stone

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