Anton Mirou, about (1578-about 1627)

• Was a Flemish Baroque landscape painter of the Frankenthal school.
• He is known for his wooded and rocky landscapes.
• He was also a topographical draftsman whose views were widely disseminated through prints.
• Anton Mirou was born in Antwerp.
• The family moved to Frankenthal where a younger brother was born.
• Mirou made in 1602 a declaration in Frankenthal that he was 24 years of age.
• On stylistic grounds it is believed that he trained in Frankenthal under the prominent Flemish landscape Gillis van Coninxloo.
• Another Flemish painter active in Germany called Hendrik Gijsmans was possibly also his teacher.
• He married in 1602 in Frankenthal with Susanneke Jaspersdr. van Conincxloo.
• According to an unknown source, he returned to Antwerp in 1620, where he possibly died.
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