David TeniersFlemish, 1610–1690Сельский праздник
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Where is “Сельский праздник” now? Collection: Penza Savitsky Art Gallery, Penza. Unknown.
Penza, Russia
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the painting
Museum text in Russian
Слева, около дома - группа пьющих вино мужчин с женщиной. Справа, в воротах - уводят пьяного мужчину.
Penza Savitsky Art Gallery
Details
- Accession number
- 25-ж
In the catalog
Sources
- The State Catalogue of the Museum Fund of Russia
- Image: Penza Savitsky Art Gallery — © Пензенская областная картинная галерея имени К. А. Савицкого · Госкаталог музейного фонда РФ
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
