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David Teniers the Elder (158229 July 1649), Flemish
David Teniers the Elder (158229 July 1649), Flemish painter
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, was born at Antwerp
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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, Jupiter and Io''.The National Gallery
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has a characteristic scene of village life, ''Playing at Bowls'', a ''Conversation of three men and a woman'', and a large ''Rocky Landscape''. Other examples of his work are to be found at the galleries of St Petersburg, Madrid, Brussels
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, Munich, Dresden and Berlin (''The Temptation of St Anthony'').
Teniers also achieved success as a picture dealer, and is known to have attended the fair of St Germain in Paris in 1635, with a large number of paintings by himself and by his four sons. He died at Antwerp in 1649.
See also
*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 art ...
*David Teniers III
David Teniers III, also referred to as David Teniers junior (baptized 10 July 1638 – 2 October 1685) was a Flemish painter and tapestry designer who was mainly active in Antwerp, Madrid and Brussels. He is known for his portraits, religious co ...
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Teniers, David, The Elder 1582 births 1649 deaths Landscape artists Flemish Baroque painters Painters from Antwerp