Village Festival
David Teniers the Youngerc. 1646-1650
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
Depictions of peasant festivals, such as weddings, harvests, and village holidays became an extremely popular subject for Flemish artists during the 1600s. In his paintings of these festive occasions David Teniers the Younger (1610–1690), portrayed peasants dancing and playing music, focusing on the cheerful elements of peasant life. His images often feature close-knit family groups taking part in the celebration. Contrary to his predecessors, who often depicted broken and disorderly still life objects in their paintings, Teniers emphasized household objects in brass, ceramic, and glass in a perfect state to demonstrate the growing prosperity of the peasants.
- Title: Village Festival
- Creator: David Teniers (Flemish, 1610–1690)
- Date Created: c. 1646-1650
- Physical Dimensions: Framed: 57 x 91 x 9 cm (22 7/16 x 35 13/16 x 3 9/16 in.); Unframed: 37.7 x 71.3 cm (14 13/16 x 28 1/16 in.)
- Provenance: -1790 M. Marin, , sold, 03/22/1790, no.16, 1790-1816 M. Catelan, -1832 M. le Chevalier Erard, Paris, sold, 21 rue de Clery, Paris, 08/07 - 14/1832, no. 150, to Count Horace Francois Bastien Sebastiani, 1832- Count Horace Francois Bastien Sebastiani (1772-1851), -1851 Marchal of France, sold, rue du Fraubourg Saint Honore, 11/24 - 28/1851, no. 157, to Thomas Jefferson Bryan, 1851-1867 Thomas Jefferson Bryan, by gift to the New-York Historical Society, 1867-1971 New York Historical Society, sold, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 12/02/1971, no. 89, to Noah L. Butkin, 1971-1977 Noah L. Butkin (Shaker Heights, Ohio), by gift to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1977.
- Type: Painting
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1977.122
- Medium: oil on canvas
- Inscriptions: Signed lower right: "D. TENIERS. FEC."
- Department: European Painting and Sculpture
- Culture: Flanders, 17th century
- Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Noah L. Butkin
- Collection: P - Netherlandish-Flemish
- Accession Number: 1977.122
Get the app
Explore museums and play with Art Transfer, Pocket Galleries, Art Selfie, and more
You are all set!
Your first Culture Weekly will arrive this week.