Venus and Cupid

1656 · Painting · 17 × 23 cm

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Haag, Holland

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Billede: Mauritshuis — David Teniers the Younger / After Paris Bordone · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

oktober 1650 – 1690 · Virkested
Brussels
1655
Title of Chamberlain
He received from the archduke the title of "ayuda de cámara" (valet de chambre) — an extremely unusual honor for a painter; only one comparable case of the time is known — Velázquez.
1656
Patronage of Don Juan of Austria
Don Juan of Austria the Younger, who succeeded the archduke as governor of the Netherlands in 1656, continued to patronize the artist and, according to tradition, took painting lessons from him.
11 May 1656
Death of His Wife Anna Brueghel
The artist's first wife, Anna Brueghel, died; Teniers bore his widowhood with difficulty.
21 October 1656
Second Marriage, to Isabella de Fren
He married Isabella de Fren, sister of the secretary of the Council of Brabant; his second wife brought a large dowry. The marriage produced four children.