
David TeniersFlandern, 1610–1690Må man se det?
Udstillet for publikum. Hvem der står inde for det, står nedenfor.
Before a rustic inn, a group of villagers converse, embrace, and dance to a bagpiper’s tune. Teniers was one of many Netherlandish artists whose paintings celebrate the joys of country life. These delicately painted works were created primarily for an elite urban audience nostalgic for a simpler existence.
The Cleveland Museum of Art
1626–1650 · Virkested
Antwerp
1644
Dean of the Antwerp Guild of Saint Luke
He became dean of the Antwerp Guild of Saint Luke.
1647
Patronage of Archduke Leopold Wilhelm
Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria, appointed governor of the Spanish Netherlands, became the artist's patron.
oktober 1650 – 1690 · Virkested
Brussels
1651
Court Painter in Brussels
Summoned by Archduke Leopold Wilhelm to the Brussels court, he was appointed court painter (pintor de cámara) and keeper of the archduke's extensive art collections.
1651
Journey to England to Buy Paintings
The Count of Fuensaldaña sent Teniers to England to purchase paintings from the Pembroke collection and, presumably, at other sales of confiscated collections.