On-line gallery
- Reference number
- P01794
- Author
- Teniers, David (Flemish)
- Title
- Smokers and Drinkers
- Chronology
- 1631-1640
- Technique
- Support
- Measures
- 34 cm x 48 cm
- School
- Theme
- Shown
- No
- Entrance
- COLECCION REAL
- Procedence
- Royal Collection
Three figures enjoy tobacco in an
expressive manner in the foreground
while an onlooker leans through the
window. Around a table in the
background, another group of
figures drinks or plays
cards.
This is an example of scenes inside
taverns with smokers, drinkers and
players, which Teniers made during
the sixteen thirties. He began with
figures by his teacher, Adriaen
brouwer (1605/1606 - 1638), which
were his inspiration for the
composition of these scenes in
which he uses the same sort of
overall color, although his
scenography and dynamism are
greater than those of his
teacher.
The mastery of shadows, perspective
and elements of traditional
painting, such as the character
leaning through the window, show
Teniers' improvements in the
depiction of indoor scenes.
This work was listed in 1746 as
part of Queen Isabel de Farnesio's
collection at the la Granja Palace.
