Wife of Jeroboam and the Prophet Ahijah

The painting, titled Wife of Jeroboam and the Prophet Ahijah, shows Jeroboam's wife standing beside the prophet Ahijah in a modest interior, with an elderly bearded man seated to the left and a small white dog at their feet. Van Mieris renders the figures with refined, polished brushwork, detailing the textures of the satin skirt, velvet robe, and porcelain-like skin under a warm, subdued light. The composition forms a gentle diagonal and a shallow, triangular arrangement that focuses attention on the interaction between the two figures, characteristic of the Dutch 17th-century genre style and the artist’s meticulous, high-finish technique.