Download or read book Jan Miense Molenaer written by Dennis P. Weller and published by Hudson Hills. This book was released on 2002 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume looks at the work of Jan Miense Molenaer, an artist of the age of Rembrandt and Vermeer. He was probably a student of Hals and a spiritual heir of Pieter Bruegel the Elder. Essays and plates focus on Molenaer's comic scenes of Dutch peasant life. His versatile work, painted in Haarlem and Amsterdam, also includes: portraits; gene scenes including peasant weddings, theatrical performances, religious narratives and children at school and play; and allegories. 92 colour & 128 b/w illustrations