On-line gallery
- Reference number
- P01801
- Author
- Teniers, David (Flemish); Uden, Lucas van (Flemish)
- Title
- Villagers' Lunch
- Chronology
- Ca. 1660
- Technique
- Support
- Measures
- 42 cm x 58 cm
- School
- Theme
- Shown
- Yes
- Entrance
- COLECCION REAL
- Procedence
- Royal Collection
Some villagers smoke and chat at
the door of a tavern. A woman is
coming out the door, carrying the
food they were waiting for. On the
right, some peasants chat in a
friendly manner. The church of a
nearby village is visible in the
background, and across the plains,
another town is visible.
Here, Teniers had Lucas van Uden
paint the landscape. The latter
used a warm evening light derived
from his studies with Rubens
(1577-1640). He also based his work
on compositional schemes similar to
those of landscapes by Joost de
Romper (1564-1635), incorporating
elements from Jan Brueghel
(1568-1625), such as the twisted
tree trunks behind the house.
Teniers continues to repeat his own
schemes, figures and elements, such
as the utensils in the foreground,
which was habitual in all his genre
scenes.
This painting first appears in
Spain in 1746, as part of Queen
Isabel Farnesio's collection at the
la Granja Palace.
Location on the map
