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Portrait of Teniers, David, II

Teniers, David, II

1610–1690

Nationality: Habsburg Netherlands

Born: 1610, Antwerp

Died: 1690, City of Brussels

Gender: male

Movements

Baroque

Occupations

painter

graphic artist

architectural draftsperson

visual artist

printmaker

miniaturist

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Biography

Mostly known for his small-scale cabinet paintings of rustic genre scenes. This artist was alternately known as both The Elder and The Younger (also Junior and Senior) as he was both the father of David Teniers III and the son of David Teniers I. He became a master of the Antwerp Guild of St Luke in 1632–3 after an apprenticeship to his father, with whom he also collaborated. In 1637 he married Anna, the daughter and heiress of Jan Breughel I. Comment on works: Mythology; Genre; Religious; Landscapes; Portraits.

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Notable Works

Yard of a Peasant House
Archduke Leopold Wilhelm in his Gallery
The Alchemist
Country Inn
The Fat Kitchen

Artworks

49 artworks

Theatrvm pictorivm : in quo exhibentur ipsius manu delineatæ, eiusque curâ in æs incise picturæ, archetipæ Italicæ, quas ipse ser.mus Archdux in pinacothecam suam Bruxellis collegit

Theatrvm pictorivm : in quo exhibentur ipsius manu delineatæ, eiusque curâ in æs incise picturæ, archetipæ Italicæ, quas ipse ser.mus Archdux in pinacothecam suam Bruxellis collegit

1684

The raising of Lazarus, who is carried by three men at left, while his sister and Christ look on at right; from 'Theatrum Pictorium', after Pordenone

The raising of Lazarus, who is carried by three men at left, while his sister and Christ look on at right; from 'Theatrum Pictorium', after Pordenone

ca. 1656–60

The raising of Lazarus, who is carried by three men at left, while his sister and Christ look on at right; from 'Theatrum Pictorium', after Pordenone

The raising of Lazarus, who is carried by three men at left, while his sister and Christ look on at right; from 'Theatrum Pictorium', after Pordenone

ca. 1656–60

Visitation; Saint Elizabeth embracing the Virgin at center as Saint Joseph walks toward them on the right and Zacharias greets them on the left; from 'Theatrum Pictorium', after Palma Il Vecchio

Visitation; Saint Elizabeth embracing the Virgin at center as Saint Joseph walks toward them on the right and Zacharias greets them on the left; from 'Theatrum Pictorium', after Palma Il Vecchio

ca. 1656–60

Saint Peter in prayer, looking upwards and to the right

Saint Peter in prayer, looking upwards and to the right

1656–60

Adam and Eve in Paradise

Adam and Eve in Paradise

1650s

Old Age in Search of Youth

Old Age in Search of Youth

1650s

Landscape with Thatched Cottages

Landscape with Thatched Cottages

Shepherds and Sheep

Shepherds and Sheep

Peasants Dancing and Feasting

Peasants Dancing and Feasting

ca. 1660

Judith with the Head of Holofernes

Judith with the Head of Holofernes

1650s

Guardroom with the Deliverance of Saint Peter

Guardroom with the Deliverance of Saint Peter

ca. 1645–47

The Good Samaritan

The Good Samaritan

Two male peasants holding pipes before a fireplace, one seated with the pipe held to his mouth, to his left the other stands with the pipe in his right hand, after a series of four prints of peasants by David Teniers the Younger

Two male peasants holding pipes before a fireplace, one seated with the pipe held to his mouth, to his left the other stands with the pipe in his right hand, after a series of four prints of peasants by David Teniers the Younger

After 1625–90

Male peasant smoking a pipe and holding a drinking cup, his left elbow resting on a table, another man seated at the table, a waitress walking through a doorway beyond, after a series of four prints showing peasants by David Teniers the Younger

Male peasant smoking a pipe and holding a drinking cup, his left elbow resting on a table, another man seated at the table, a waitress walking through a doorway beyond, after a series of four prints showing peasants by David Teniers the Younger

after 1625–90

Lute-Player and a Standing Man

Lute-Player and a Standing Man

17th century

Studies of Hounds

Studies of Hounds

17th century

The King Drinks

The King Drinks

17th century

Temple courtyard with figures

Temple courtyard with figures

1644–52

Temple colonnade and courtyard with figures

Temple colonnade and courtyard with figures

1644–52

The Temptation of Jesus

The Temptation of Jesus

1644–52

A Family Carousing

A Family Carousing

17th century

Departure for the Sabbath

Departure for the Sabbath

RP-T-1962-77

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