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 *um, Como.—Vasari, ed. Mil., iii. 166; C. & C., N. Italy, i. 125.

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;