- um, Como.—Vasari, ed. Mil., iii. 166; C. &
C., N. Italy, i. 125.
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MEHUS, LIEVEN, born at Oudenarde
in 1630, died in Florence,
Aug. 7, 1691.
Flemish school; history
painter, first instructed
in Milan,
where his parents
had settled, by one
Karel, a Flemish
battle painter, then
pupil in Florence of
Pietro da Cortona;
fought three years against the Spaniards
and returned to Florence, where he met
with extraordinary success. Works: Triumph
of Ignorance, Palazzo Pitti, Florence;
Abraham's Sacrifice, Christ bearing the
Cross, Artist's Portrait, Uffizi, ib.; Madonna
with Saints, S. Silvestro, Prato, Tuscany;
Marriage of St. Catherine, S. Marco, ib.
Communion of St. Theresa, Cathedral, ib.
Fresco: Cupola, Madonna della Pace, Florence.—Fétis,
Les artistes belges, i. 191; Immerzeel,
ii. 211; Michiels, x. 322.
MEIRE, GERARD VAN DER, born at
Ghent about 1427, died after 1474. Flemish
school; free of the guild in 1452, and
sub-dean in 1472. No record of his life,
nor authenticated works besides the triptych
in the Church of St. Bavon at Ghent,
representing the Crucifixion, the Raising of
the Brazen Serpent, and Moses striking the
Rock. These compositions are remarkable
for the number of figures, which, however,
are not skilfully distributed, and are very
meagre. The many pictures in various public
galleries, attributed to this painter, are
not verified. Among them are: Adoration
of Magi, Visitation of Virgin, Berlin Museum;
Triptych with Christ bearing the Cross,
Entombment, Christ on the Cross, Mater
Dolorosa, Lady Donor, Antwerp Museum;
Count of Henegau with Patron Saint, Portrait
of Marco Barberigo, National Gallery,
London; Adoration of the Magi, New York
Museum.—Allgem. d. Biogr., xxi. 241; Ch.
Blanc, École flamande; Cat. du Mus. d'Anvers
(1874), 432; C. & C., Flemish Painters,
147; Dohme, 1i.; Kugler (Crowe), i.
88; Kramm, iv. 1093; Michiels, iii. 134;
Schnaase, viii. 200; Wouters, Sur quelques
peintres de la fin du XV.° Siècle (Brussels,
1882); W. & W., ii. 37.
MEIREN (Moiron), JAN BAPTIST VAN
DER, born in Antwerp, Dec. 15, 1664, died
there, or in Vienna (?), in 1708. Flemish
school; landscape, marine, and battle painter,
master of the Antwerp guild in 1684-85;
probably visited Italy, and said to have settled
in Vienna at an advanced age; supplied
the figures in the landscapes of Baudewyns.
Works: Two Oriental Harbours (1700),
Schleissheim Gallery; Pleasure Camp (1698),
Market outside of a Town (1698), Harbour
with Many Figures, Dresden Gallery; Cattle
Market, do. with dancing Peasants, Stockholm
Museum; Military Train entering City,
Travellers surprised by Peasants, Cavalry
Skirmish, Caravan in the Mountains, Sea-*shore
with Ships and Walled City, etc.;
Naval Battle, Liechtenstein Gallery, Vienna.—Messager
des sciences historiques (1840),
399; Van den Branden, 1041; Zeitschr. f.
b. K., vii. 200.
MEISEL, ERNST, born at Lichte,
Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, in 1838. Historical
genre painter, pupil in Munich of Piloty.
Works: Marie Antoinette with her
Son in Prayer; Last Meeting of Louis XVI.
with his Family; Separation of Madame
Elizabeth from her Niece Maria Teresa; A
Bequest (1879); Genre Scene, Presentation
(1883); Courtship of an Incroyable, R. G.
Dun, New York.—Müller, 362.
MEISSONIER, JEAN CHARLES, born
in Paris; contemporary. Genre painter,
son and pupil of Ernest, like whom he
paints 18th century scenes in the style
of the old Dutch masters. Medal, 1866.
Works: Studio; Antiquary; Gardeners;
In taking Tea, Leusen and Rosine (1866);
Le Fripier, Chaplain reading to the Baron,
Convent of St. Barthélemy at Nice (1874);
View near Nice; Monastic Apothecary;
