David Teniers the Younger
1610–1690 · Flemish · 30 artworks
Baroquegenre scenesattention to detailrealistic depiction of peasant lifeuse of light and shadowminiature-like precision
artist bio
David Teniers the Younger was a Flemish Baroque painter, printmaker, draughtsman, miniaturist painter, staffage painter, copyist and picture dealer. He is known for his genre paintings of peasant scenes, also called 'low-life' scenes, landscapes, portraits and history paintings.
what you'll learn
Studying Teniers' work allows students to understand the details of everyday life in 17th-century Flanders and the development of genre painting. Students can learn about composition, narrative, and the depiction of light and texture.
related: Adriaen Brouwer, Adriaen van Ostade, Jan Steen, Pieter Bruegel the Elder
30 artworks
Village Revel with Aristocratic Couple
1652
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Figures Gambling in a Tavern
1670
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The Temptation of St. Anthony
1645
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A man and woman smoking a pipe seated in an interior with peasants playing cards on a table
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The Works of Mercy
1645
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The Archduke Leopold Wilhelm in his Picture Gallery in Brussels
1647
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The Gallery of Archduke Leopold in Brussels
1639
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Interior scene with a young woman scrubbing pots while an old man makes advances
1645
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Peasants Merry-Making
1650
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Landscape with a family
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Archduke Leopold's Gallery
1651
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A View of Het Sterckshof near Antwerp
1646
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Kermess
1652
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Smokers and Drinkers
1660
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The Kitchen
1646
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Village Scene
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Monkey Tavern
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Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria in his Gallery
1651
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Interior of a peasant dwelling
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The Kermess at the Half Moon Inn
1641
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Peasants Dancing outside an Inn
1665
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A Smoker Leaning on a Table
1643
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Peasants merrying outside an inn
1642
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Arrival of Christina of Sweden in Brussel
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Carnival: 'The King Drinks'
1690
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Country Kermess
1650
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Return from the Hunt
1670
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The Picture Gallery of Archduke Leopold Wilhelm
1640
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Landscape
1655
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Guardroom
1642
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