Lieven Mehus or Livio Mehus[1] (1630, in Oudenaarde – 7 August 1691, in Florence) was a Flemish painter, draughtsman and engraver of the Baroque period, who trained and worked in Italy. He was mainly active in Florence where he was court painter of Prince Mattias de' Medici. During his lifetime he enjoyed a high reputation for his allegorical and mythological scenes, landscapes, religious works and portraits.[2]
- ^ Other name variations: Livius Mehus, Lieven Mehuys, Livio Mehuys, Livius Mehuys, Lieven Meus, Livio Meus, Livius Meus
- ^ Lieven Mehus at the Netherlands Institute for Art History (in Dutch)