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Francesco Donato, embajador de España (1504), Inglaterra (1509) y Florencia (1512), mantuvo la neutralidad de Venecia en la guerra de Carlos V y Francisco I y contribuyó en el tratado de paz con Solim [+]
In the Seventeenth Century, tobacco became one of the major themes of Nordic painting, often as an allegory of the sense of smell and as a symbol of the fragility of human existence. The output of the [+]
A male figure smokes and drinks, directing an expressive glace at the viewer. Behind him, a companion is inside a tavern filled with vats, basins and barrels. The protagonist has been identified as a [+]
And alchemist, recognizable by his characteristic cap, fans the fire in his laboratory. The presence of books, flasks and other instruments in the foreground reveal his pseudo-scientific activity. In [+]
A healer or rural doctor treats a peasant´s foot with rustic tools. Behind them, a worried woman looks on, while a servant enters with food. The composition is derived from works on the same subject b [+]
A group of villagers sit or stand indoors, smoking around a barrel that serves as their table. In the background, another warms himself beside the fireplace, and a figure enters the room. In the foreg [+]
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Some peasants dance to the sound of a bagpiper in front of a house in what is one of many examples of genre scenes painted by this artist. Teniers based this work on the esthetics and certain composit [+]
As part of his many genre scenes, Teniers frequently depicted players of skittles or other peasant games, such as bocce, which were very popular entertainment in seventeenth-century Flanders. The comp [+]
A group of villagers pass the time by testing their aim with a bow. One shoots at the target placed in the ruins of a wall while the others look on, standing or sitting, and a small group converse. Th [+]
Of the artists who painted war scenes in the 17th century, none was as interested as David Teniers II in capturing images from behind the lines. With his customary tactile rigor, he depicts a plethora [+]
The foreground display of numerous military elements, banners, drums, cuirasses and weapons, leads to a genre painting showing some soldiers resting in the background. On the left of the composition, [+]
Some villagers converse while going about their peasant tasks. This work is one of the rural scenes showing everyday life in the Flemish countryside, of which Teniers made many, especially during the [+]
Al pie de unas rocas que bordean un camino, un grupo de tres gitanas y un niño esperan mientras otra dice la buenaventura a un campesino. Al otro lado del camino, una pareja de campesinos contempla la [+]
This is a singular example of David Teniers´ indoor scenes. The kitchen or tavern utensils so common in his other works are completed here with a magnificent show of diverse fruit and vegetables. This [+]
Peasants or villagers hold a feast in front of a tavern or inn, recognizable by its red flag. They drink, eat and dance to the music of a bagpiper standing on a barrel. On the left, various distinguis [+]
