David Teniers (the Younger)

Years of life:	1610 – 1690
Art Movement:	Baroque
Painting School:	Flemish School

Genre:	Landscape , Religious , Still-life , Mythology , Genre scenes
Country:	Flanders
Century:	XVII

Teniers is best known for his genre paintings depicting rough peasants, such as in Boors Carousing. After 1651 he detailed views of the painting galleries of Archduke Leopold Wilhelm (Regent of the Netherlands). Later work is weak.

David Teniers’s major works are The Kitchen, 1646 (St. Petersburg: Hermitage Museum); An Old Peasant Caresses a Kitchen Maid in the Stable, c. 1650 (London: National Gallery); Peasants Making Music, c. 1650 (Vienna: Liechtenstein Museum).

References:

Robert Cumming. Art: complete encyclopedia. – 512 p. – Moscow: Astrel, 2005.

Artworks:

The Musette Player

1637

The Musette Player • 1637
A shepherd with his flock in a landscape with ruins

1650s

A shepherd with his flock in a landscape with ruins • 1650s
Tavern Scene

1634

Tavern Scene • 1634
The Alchemist

between 1640 and 1650

The Alchemist • between 1640 and 1650
Heron Hunting with the Archduke Leopold Wilhelm

1652 - 1656

Heron Hunting with the Archduke Leopold Wilhelm • 1652 - 1656
Flemish Country Inn

Flemish Country Inn
Tavern Scene

1658

Tavern Scene • 1658
An Artist in his Studio

1643

An Artist in his Studio • 1643
Temptation of Saint Anthony

1665

Temptation of Saint Anthony • 1665
Guardroom with Saint Peter delivered

1630/1640

Guardroom with Saint Peter delivered • 1630/1640
The Kermis at the Half Moon Inn

1641

The Kermis at the Half Moon Inn • 1641
Trictrac players

Trictrac players
Soldiers Raid a Village

1648

Soldiers Raid a Village • 1648
A Monkey Encampment

1633

A Monkey Encampment • 1633
The Kitchen

1646

The Kitchen • 1646
The Works of Mercy

1640

The Works of Mercy • 1640
The Virgin and Child with Saints Stephen, Jerome and Maurice

1656

The Virgin and Child with Saints Stephen, Jerome and Maurice • 1656
Kitchen Scene

1644

Kitchen Scene • 1644
Still-life with Books and Globe

1650s

Still-life with Books and Globe • 1650s
Twelfth-night (The King Drinks)

1635-1640

Twelfth-night (The King Drinks) • 1635-1640
Peasants Merry-Making

1650

Peasants Merry-Making • 1650
The Fair of the Birds in Brussels

1652

The Fair of the Birds in Brussels • 1652
The Kermis at the Half Moon Inn

1641

The Kermis at the Half Moon Inn • 1641
Peasants Dancing outside an Inn

1645 - 1650

Peasants Dancing outside an Inn • 1645 - 1650
Flemish Kermess

1652

Flemish Kermess • 1652
A Barn Interior

1650s

A Barn Interior • 1650s
The Game of Cards

1645

The Game of Cards • 1645
Flemish Kermess

1640

Flemish Kermess • 1640
Temptation of St Antony

1644 - 1646

Temptation of St Antony • 1644 - 1646
Apes in the Kitchen

1645

Apes in the Kitchen • 1645
The Temptation of St Anthony

1640s

The Temptation of St Anthony • 1640s
Temptation of St Antony

1650s

Temptation of St Antony • 1650s
Tavern Scene

1640

Tavern Scene • 1640
Temptation of St. Anthony

Temptation of St. Anthony
Two Drinkers

1635

Two Drinkers • 1635
Monkeys in the School

1660

Monkeys in the School • 1660