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), whic
A group of local people dance to the sound of bagpipes and a hurdy-gurdy in honour of a bride, who presides at the table in the background, surrounded by what seem to be older relatives or guests. The distant background, in which a tall-spired church can be made out, is populated by a group of distinguished personages, one of whom could be Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria, governor of the Spani
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 distinguished personages, who stand out because of their different clothing, look on with a combination of curiosity and indifference. A large church in the background indicates there is a town nearby. On the b
This work depicts the feast of Epiphany, as can be seen by the crown on the central figure, whose paintings show an Adoration of the Magi. According to Flemish folk tradition, in this feast, the king of the celebration is chosen by chance, being the one who finds a bean in his cake. Other Flemish artists, such as Jordaens, depicted this celebration in the same way, reflecting its most festive mome
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
Pareja de la obra El sacamuelas (P7945) y pintado en el mismo año de 1844, presenta una clara relación con la obra homónima de Velázquez, que Alenza conoció en el Museo del Prado. En este lienzo, de todos modos, se resaltan mucho más los extremos de la embriaguez y el carácter burlesco de los personajes. La pintura revela un sentido abiertamente popular y jocoso. En el interior abovedado de una ta
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 compositional scheme used by Teniers is similar to other works by him. At one end, the volumes of the houses serve as a backdrop for the scene, at the other, separated here by an earthen mound, the perspe
This work is part of the series of six panels of monkey scenes in the Museo Nacional del Prado (from P01805 to P01810). The subject matter has been associated with human foolishness since the Middle Ages and is drawn from the oeuvre of Pieter Brueghel the Elder and Peter van der Borcht. Teniers successfully captures the ambivalence of mankind in its animal nature. Four apes are smoking around a ta
This work is part of the series of six panels of monkey scenes in the Museo Nacional del Prado (from P01805 to P01810). The subject matter has been associated with human foolishness since the Middle Ages and is drawn from the oeuvre of Pieter Brueghel the Elder and Peter van der Borcht. Teniers successfully captures the ambivalence of mankind in its animal nature. Apes, grouped or dispersed, are e
Together with the work Drinkers seated at a table in the Café de Levante in Madrid (P007606), this work is a fragment of the frieze of the Café de Levante, a famous leisure establishment that used to be located at No. 5 Calle Alcalá in Madrid and that no longer exists. Others can be found at the Museo del Romanticismo (No. 1299), Museo Lázaro Galdiano (No. 7979 and No.
Practically unknown until now, the present canvas has only been mentioned and reproduced in an article by Matías Díaz Padrón, former curator at the Prado, that was published in Archivo Español de Arte in 1980. The author, who had not seen the painting at first hand, attributed it to Pieter Brueghel the Younger.The canvas depicts the Saint Martin`s Day wine festival. The
La litografía, realizada por Alejandro Blanco y Assensio, reproduce el lienzo de Velázquez (P01170) también conocido como El triunfo de Baco por su interpretación como una alegoría sobre el vino. Así Baco, dios del vino, que tiene unas hojas de vid en la cabeza, corona de hiedra a un joven arrodillado. Les acompañan un sátiro que levanta su copa y varios personajes alegres por efecto del vino con
La litografía, realizada por Alejandro Blanco y Assensio, reproduce el lienzo de Velázquez (P01170) también conocido como El triunfo de Baco por su interpretación como una alegoría sobre el vino. Así Baco, dios del vino, que tiene unas hojas de vid en la cabeza, corona de hiedra a un joven arrodillado. Les acompañan un sátiro que levanta su copa y varios personajes alegres por efecto del vino con
The Company for the engraving of the paintings from the Royal Palaces was one of the Spanish Enlightenment’s major undertakings during the second half of the 18th century. It supervised the reproduction of prints of paintings from the Royal Collections and its early projects were carried out by Francisco de Goya, who reproduced some of Velázquez’s paintings in 1778, and by Juan Barcel&oacut
La litografía, realizada por Alejandro Blanco y Assensio, reproduce el lienzo de Velázquez (P01170) también conocido como El triunfo de Baco por su interpretación como una alegoría sobre el vino. Así Baco, dios del vino, que tiene unas hojas de vid en la cabeza, corona de hiedra a un joven arrodillado. Les acompañan un sátiro que levanta su copa y varios personajes alegres por efecto del vino con
La litografía, realizada por Alejandro Blanco y Assensio, reproduce el lienzo de Velázquez (P01170) también conocido como El triunfo de Baco por su interpretación como una alegoría sobre el vino. Así Baco, dios del vino, que tiene unas hojas de vid en la cabeza, corona de hiedra a un joven arrodillado. Les acompañan un sátiro que levanta su copa y varios personajes alegres por efecto del vino con
Es una litografía de José María Avrial y Flores (1807-1891) que reproduce el lienzo de Adriaen van Ostade conservado en el Museo Nacional del Prado (P02123). Aunque el lienzo en su momento se creía de su hermano Isaack van Ostade como se indica en la letra de la estampa. Esta estampa se entregaba con el cuadernillo C e iba acompañado de un texto explicativo de José Musso y Valiente. Está encuadern
This print is part of a series published by the Company for the engraving of paintings from the Royal Palaces, although it was only published after that institution was no longer active. The Company for the engraving of the paintings from the Royal Palaces was one of the Spanish Enlightenment’s major undertakings during the second half of the 18th century. It supervised the reproduction of prints