Théobald Michau (1676–1765) was a conservative
Walloon painter of landscapes, more famous in his own time than he is today.
Michau was born in
Tournai and was a pupil of
Lucas Achtschellinck.
Subjects of the country festivals (''
Kermesse'') that were popularized by David Teniers,
father
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and
son
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Social issues
In pre-industrial societies and some current c ...
to the extent that paintings and
tapestries
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showing such rustic themes were called ''Ténières''. Michau painted designs and perhaps provided full-scale
cartoons for tapestry weavers, for surviving records of the
Brussels tapestry workshop of Pieter van der Borcht record ''Teniers peints par le fameux Sr Michau'', such Teniers-like subjects painted by "the famous Sieur Michau".
Among his work, on wooden or copper panels, in public collections are the ''Summer'' and ''Winter'' landscapes in Vienna.
Also he was a teacher and died in
Antwerp. Among his pupils was
Martin J. Geeraerts, who specialised in painted
bas-relief
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s ''en camaïeu''.
[Bryan, ''Dictionary of painters and engravers'', ''s.v.'' Lonsing, François Joseph".]
Gallery
File:Theobald Michau - Flussmündung mit Anlegestelle und Turm - 2197 - Bavarian State Painting Collections.jpg, ''Estuary with dock and tower''
File:Theobald Michau (1676-1765) - The Four Seasons, Autumn - 247867 - National Trust.jpg, ''The Four Seasons, Autumn''
File:Michau-rio-prado.jpg, ''River with people and cattle''
File:Theobald Michau (1676-1765) - The Four Seasons, Spring - 247865 - National Trust.jpg, ''The Four Seasons, Spring''
File:Theobald Michau - Landschaft an einem Fluss - 2196 - Bavarian State Painting Collections.jpg, ''Landscape on a river''
References
External links
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18th-century Flemish painters
1765 deaths
1676 births
Flemish tapestry artists