David Teniers (II) - The Painter And His Family - WGA22077
David Teniers may refer to three Flemish artists, father, son, and grandson: *David Teniers the Elder (1582–1649), turned from large religious paintings to landscapes and genre scenes *David Teniers the Younger (1610–1690), the most famous of the three, especially noted for genre scenes of peasant life *David Teniers III David Teniers III, also referred to as David Teniers junior (baptized 10 July 1638 – 2 October 1685) was a Flemish painting, Flemish painter and tapestry designer who was mainly active in Antwerp, Madrid and Brussels. He is known for his portrai ...

David Teniers The Elder
David Teniers the Elder (158229 July 1649), Flemish painter, was born at Antwerp. Biography Having received his first training in the painter's art from his brother Juliaen, he studied under Rubens in Antwerp, and subsequently under Elsheimer in Rome; he became a member of the Antwerp guild of painters in 1606. Though his ambition led him at times to try his skill in large religious, historical and mythological compositions, his claim to fame depends chiefly on his landscapes and paintings of peasants carousing, of kermesse scenes and the like, which are marked by a healthy sense of humour, and which are not infrequently confused with the early works of his son David. There is a large painting by the elder Teniers at St. Paul's church in Antwerp, representing the ''Works of Charity''. At the Vienna Gallery are four landscapes painted by Teniers under the influence of Elsheimer, and four small mythological subjects, among them ''Vertumnus and Pomona'', and ''Juno, Jupit ...
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