David Teniers (II) - The Painter and His Family - WGA22077

The Brueghel family (, ; ), also spelled Bruegel or Breughel, is an extended family of Dutch and Flemish painters which played a major role in the development of the art in Brabant and Flanders throughout the 16th and 17th centuries. Due to the organisation in guilds and training being done with established painters and not in schools or academies, painters often passed on the knowledge from father to son (or, much more rarely, daughter), and there are many examples of Flemish painting families spanning two or more generations, e.g. the Francken family, which had at least ten painters spanning four generations. The Brueghel family produced the largest number of major painters of all Flemish families.

Pieter Bruegel the Elder Pieter Bruegel (also Brueghel or Breughel) the Elder (, ; ; – 9 September 1569) was the most significant artist of Dutch and Flemish Renaissance painting, a painter and printmaker, known for his landscapes and peasant scenes (so-called genr ...

used that spelling, but all later members of the family used ''Brueghel''.

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The image above shows the main branch of the family. The complete list of all painters related to this family is longer though. In the below tree only the main family members have been included, not those brothers and sisters who didn't work as an artist or married a known artist.

Jan Mertens the Elder, sculptor, about whom very little is known +→

Jan Mertens the Younger Jan Mertens the Younger (died c. 1527) was a South Netherlandish painter, at the end of the period of Early Netherlandish painting. He was born and died in Antwerp. His father was the sculptor Jan Mertens the Elder, whose family is thought to ha ...

(died c. 1527), painter, who may be the same as

Jan van Dornicke Jan van Dornicke was a South Netherlandish painter who was born in Doornik (nowadays also known as Tournai) in about 1470 and died about 1527. His first name is sometimes spelled "Janssone", and his last name is sometimes spelled "van Doornik" o ...

and/or the

Master of 1518 The Master of 1518 is a Flemish painter belonging to the stylistic school of Antwerp Mannerism. A group of unsigned paintings is attributed to this artist on stylistic grounds, and his name is derived from the date inscribed on the painted wings ...

¦ +→ Anna van Dornicke (died before 1529) ¦ x

Pieter Coecke van Aelst Pieter Coecke van Aelst or Pieter Coecke van Aelst the Elder ( Aalst, 14 August 1502 – Brussels, 6 December 1550) was a Flemish painter, sculptor, architect, author and designer of woodcuts, goldsmith's work, stained glass and tapestries.

(1502-1550), painter: two of his sons, Pieter II and Pauwel, were also painters ¦ x

Mayken Verhulst Mayken Verhulst (1518–1596 or 1599), also known as Marie Bessemers,Greer, p. 26. was a sixteenth-century miniature, tempera and watercolor painter, identified by Lodovico Guicciardini in 1567 as one of the four most important female artists in ...

(1518-1599), painter of miniatures, from a family of painters, and second wife of Pieter Coecke ¦ ¦ +→ Maria or Mayken Coecke ¦ ¦ x

(died 1569), marriage in 1563, to his master's daughter. ¦ ¦ ¦ +→

Pieter Brueghel the Younger Pieter Brueghel (also Bruegel or Breughel) the Younger (, ; ; between 23 May and 10 October 1564 – between March and May 1638) was a Flemish painter, known for numerous copies after his father Pieter Bruegel the Elder's work as well as h ...

(1564-1638) ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +→ Pieter Brueghel III (1589-?) ¦ ¦ ¦ +→

Jan Brueghel the Elder Jan Brueghel (also Bruegel or Breughel) the Elder (, ; ; 1568 – 13 January 1625) was a Flemish painter and draughtsman. He was the son of the eminent Flemish Renaissance painter Pieter Bruegel the Elder. A close friend and frequent collabora ...

(1568-1625) ¦ ¦ ¦ x Isabelle de Jode (died 1603), daughter of engraver

Gerard de Jode Gerard de Jode (also known as Petrus de Jode; – 5 February 1591) was a Netherlandish cartographer, engraver, and publisher who lived and worked in Antwerp. In 1547, De Jode was admitted to the Guild of St. Luke, and began his work as a ...

(1509-1591) and brother to cartographer

Cornelis de Jode Cornelis de Jode (1568 – 17 October 1600) was a cartographer, engraver and publisher from Antwerp. He was the son of Gerard de Jode, also a cartographer. Cornelis studied science at Academy of Douai (info on birth and death dates and p ...

(1568-1600) and engraver

Pieter de Jode I Petrus, or Pieter de Jode I or Pieter de Jode the Elder (1570 – 9 August 1634), was a Flemish printmaker, draughtsman, publisher and painter active principally active in Antwerp. He was active as a reproductive artist who created many prints a ...

(1570-1634) ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +→

Jan Brueghel the Younger Jan Brueghel (also Bruegel or Breughel) the Younger (, ; ; 13 September 1601 – 1 September 1678) was a Flemish Baroque painter. He was the son of Jan Brueghel the Elder, and grandson of Pieter Bruegel the Elder, both prominent painters who ...

(1601-1678): his godfather was

Peter Paul Rubens Sir Peter Paul Rubens (; ; 28 June 1577 – 30 May 1640) was a Flemish artist and diplomat from the Duchy of Brabant in the Southern Netherlands (modern-day Belgium). He is considered the most influential artist of the Flemish Baroque traditio ...

¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ x Anna-Maria Janssens (1605-1668), daughter of painter

Abraham Janssens Abraham Janssens I, Abraham Janssen I or Abraham Janssens van Nuyssen (1575–1632) was a Flemish painter, who is known principally for his large religious and mythological works, which show the influence of Caravaggio. He was the leading hist ...

(1575-1632) and sister of painter Abraham Janssens II ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +→

Jan Pieter Brueghel Jan Pieter Brueghel or Jan Peeter Brueghel (29 August 1628 (baptised) – between 1664 and 1684) was a Flemish painter who specialised in flower still lifes and garland paintings. A scion of the famous Brueghel family of painters, he trained i ...

(1628-1664) ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +→

Abraham Brueghel Abraham Brueghel (baptised 28 November 1631 – c. 1690) was a Flemish painter from the famous Brueghel family of artists. He emigrated at a young age to Italy where he played an important role in the development of the style of decorative Baroq ...

(1631 - c. 1690), who spent most of his career in Italy ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +→

Philips Brueghel Philips Brueghel was a Flemish painter and printmaker. He painted still lifes, history paintings and landscapes. A scion of the famous Brueghel family of painters, he trained in Antwerp with his father and later worked for some time in Paris.

(1635 - in or after 1662), only a few paintings by him are known ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +→ Ferdinand Brueghel (1637 - after 1678) ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +→

Jan Baptist Brueghel Jan Baptist Brueghel (baptised 26 December 1647 – 1719) was a Flemish Baroque flower painter. Biography Brueghel was born in Antwerp. He travelled to Rome where he joined the Bentvueghels, an association of mainly Dutch and Flemish artists ...

(1647-1719), flower painter who spent most of his career in Italy ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +→ Paschasia Brueghel ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ x

Hieronymus van Kessel the Younger Hieronymus, in English pronounced or , is the Latin form of the Ancient Greek name (Hierṓnymos), meaning "with a sacred name". It corresponds to the English given name Jerome. Variants * Albanian: Jeronimi * Arabic: جيروم (Jerome) * Basq ...

(1578 - after 1636), painter, son of the painter Hieronymus van Kessel the Elder ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +→

Jan van Kessel the Elder Jan van Kessel the Elder or Jan van Kessel (I) (baptized 5 April 1626, Antwerp – 17 April 1679, Antwerp) was a Flemish painter active in Antwerp in the mid 17th century. A versatile artist he practised in many genres including studies of i ...

(1626-1679) ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ x Maria van Apshoven (married 1646) ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +→

Ferdinand van Kessel Ferdinand van Kessel (1648 – 1696), was a Flemish Baroque painter known for his landscapes, still lifes and genre pieces with monkeys.

(1648-1696) ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +→ Jan van Kessel the Younger (1654-1708), painter active in Spain ¦ ¦ ¦ x Catharina van Mariënburg (married 1605) ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +→ Anna Brueghel ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ x

David Teniers the Younger 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 arti ...

(1610-1690), married in 1637: see the Teniers family tree below ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +→ Catharina Brueghel ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ x

Jan Baptist Borrekens Jan Baptist Borrekens or Jan Baptist Borkens (17 May 1611 – 23 February 1675) was a Flemish painter and art dealer.J ...

(1611-1675), married in 1636 ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +→

Ambrosius Brueghel Ambrosius Brueghel (; baptized 10 August 1617, Antwerp – 9 February 1675) was a Flemish painter from the famous Brueghel family of artists. Less prolific and less well-known than a number of his family members, his oeuvre is not very well und ...

(1617-1675)

The Teniers family joined the Brueghel family when David Teniers the Younger married Anna Brueghel, granddaughter of Pieter Bruegel the Elder and daughter of Jan Brueghel the Elder, in 1637.

Juliaen Teniers Joachimszone (1532-1585) x Joanna van Maelbeke +→ Juliaen Teniers the Elder (1572-1615) x Suzanna Coignet, sister of painter Gillis II Coignet (1586 - after 1641), son of Gillis I Coignet (1542-1599) and father of painters Jacob (1610-1676) and Gillis III +→

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 Elshei ...

(1582-1649) x Dymphna Cornelis de Wilde (marriage in 1608) ¦ +→

(1610-1690) ¦ x Anna Brueghel, marriage in 1637 ¦ ¦ +→

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 ...

(1638-1685) ¦ ¦ x Ana María Bonnaerens, marriage in 1671 ¦ ¦ ¦ +→ David Teniers IV, painter of whom very little is known ¦ ¦ +→ Cornelia Teniers (1640-1706) ¦ ¦ x

Jan-Erasmus Quellinus Jan Erasmus Quellinus (1634 in Antwerp – 11 March 1715 in Mechelen) was a Flemish painter and draughtsman and a member of the famous Quellinus family of artists. He was one of the last prominent representatives of the great Flemish school of h ...

(1634-1715), painter, last notable member of the large Quellinus family of sculptors and painters, the son of

Erasmus Quellinus II Erasmus Quellinus the Younger or Erasmus Quellinus II (1607–1678) was a Flemish painter, engraver, draughtsman and tapestry designer who worked in various genres including history, portrait, allegorical, battle and animal paintings. He was a ...

and a grandson of Erasmus Quellinus I ¦ +→ Juliaen Teniers the Younger (1616-1679) ¦ +→ Theodoor Teniers (1619-1697) ¦ +→

Abraham Teniers Abraham Teniers (1 March 1629 – 26 September 1670) was a Flemish painter and engraver who specialized in genre paintings of villages, inns and monkey scenes. He was a member of artist family Teniers which came to prominence in the 17th century. ...

(1629-1670)

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