David TeniersFlemish, 1610–1690La Traite du troupeau
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Where is “La Traite du troupeau” now? Collection: Musée des Beaux-Arts de Pau, Pau. Unknown.
Pau, France
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Details
- Accession number
- D.872.5.16 ; M.I.1322 (N° Inv.Musée du Louvre)
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Musée des Beaux-Arts de Pau
- Image: Musée des Beaux-Arts de Pau — © POUMEYROL Jean-Christophe; Ministère de la Culture (France), base Joconde
In the life of David Teniers
The whole life1610
Born
4 July 1637
Marriage to Anna Brueghel
He married Anna Brueghel, daughter of Jan Brueghel the Elder; Rubens, the bride's guardian, was a witness at the wedding. The marriage strengthened Teniers's close ties with Rubens.
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.
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.
1663
Founding of the Antwerp Academy
He played an important role in the founding of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp and was appointed its first director.
25 April 1690
Died
