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David Teniers the Younger or David Teniers II (bapt. 15 December 1610 – 25 April 1690) was a Flemish Baroque painter, printmaker, draughtsman, miniaturist painter, staffage painter, copyist and art curator. He was an extremely versatile artist known for his prolific output.
David Teniers, the Younger was a prolific Flemish painter of the Baroque period known for his genre scenes of peasant life. He was the son and pupil of David Teniers the Elder. In 1637 he married Anna, daughter of the painter Jan Bruegel the Elder.
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Learn about the life and work of David Teniers, the most famous 17th-century painter of peasant life. See his paintings of fashionable and rural scenes, influenced by Brouwer and Brueghel.
David Teniers the Younger or David Teniers II (15 December 1610 – 25 April 1690) was a Flemish painter, printmaker, draughtsman, miniaturist painter, staffage painter, copyist and art curator. He was an extremely versatile artist known for his prolific output.
- Flemish
- December 15, 1610
- Antwerp, Belgium
- April 25, 1690
Biography. David Teniers the Younger was not only one of the most prolific Flemish artists but also one of the most versatile. Although best known for his representations of peasant life, he painted subjects that range from alchemists and witches to allegorical and biblical themes.
Teniers the Younger, David. Antwerp, 1610 - Brussels, 1690. He was born into a family of artists and his father, David Teniers "the Elder", was his first master; indeed, he is referred to by scholars as "David Teniers II".
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Learn about the life and works of David Teniers, the Younger, one of the most popular and influential Flemish artists of the seventeenth century. See his paintings of peasants, drinking, brawling, music and more in the National Galleries of Scotland.
