Jan Miel mainly Dutch and Flemish artists working in Rome. It was customary for the Bentvueghels to adopt an appealing nickname, the so-called 'bent name'. For Miel two different bent names are documented: "Bieco" (which means squint in Italian) and "Honingh-Bie" (which means honey bee and is derived from the surname 'Miele' by which he was known in Italy and which means 'honey' in Italian). In Rome he also became linked to the circle of genre painters whose work was influenced by the Dutch genre painter Pieter van Laer and were referred to as 'Bamboccianti'. The Bamboccianti were mainly Dutch and Flemish
Miel de Botton Miel de Botton Miel de Botton is a Swiss contemporary art collector, singer-songwriter, psychologist and philanthropist, who lives in London. De Botton is the daughter of the pioneer of open architecture asset management Gilbert de Botton and his first wife Jacqueline Burgauer. Her father died in 2000. She is a member of the International Council of the Tate Gallery. She is the sister of Alain de Botton. De Botton is a member of the committee of the British Friends of the Art Museums of Israel. She is a benefactor of the London String Quartet Foundation. In 2009, through the Artichoke