David TeniersFlemish, 1610–1690Alchemist
May one see it?
Unknown: the museum keeps its counsel
Kunsthistorisches Museum
Vienna, Austria
The owner is known. Whether it is on view today, the museum does not say, and we were not trained to guess.
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum's own collection data
Particulars
In the catalog
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- Kunsthistorisches Museum: the museum's own open data · fetched 7 days ago
- Image: Kunsthistorisches Museum — CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Meanwhile, in the life of David Teniers
The whole life1626–1650 · Workplace
Antwerp
October 1650 – 1690 · Workplace
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.
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.
11 May 1656
Death of His Wife Anna Brueghel
The artist's first wife, Anna Brueghel, died; Teniers bore his widowhood with difficulty.
