Lars Myra (died 1712) was a

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painter. His date of birth is not known. Myra's father was the painter

Abraham Myra Abraham Myra (1639-1684) was a Finnish painter. Myra studied under Jochim Neiman as an apprentice in 1656. He primarily painted religious-themed works and altarpieces for church commissions. Myra was in high demand around Turku during the 1670s. ...

, whom he trained under. He primarily painted religious-themed works and

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s for church commissions. Myra worked on the

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Cathedral and painted the altar for the Perniön church in 1703. He also painted portraits, most notably ones of

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and his wife

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* 1712 deaths Year of birth unknown Finnish male painters 18th-century Finnish painters 18th-century male artists {{Finland-painter-stub