David Teniers the Younger (1610-1690)
Artist Name | David Teniers the Younger (1610-1690) |
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Title | A Surgeon Attending to his Patient's Foot in an Interior |
Description | This fascinating 17th century Dutch Old Master oil painting is attributed to noted Dutch artist David Teniers the Younger. This figurative interior scene oil painting on panel, dates to 1670 and is a typical Dutch Old Master interior with a story unfolding. The painting depicts a doctor on his knees attending to a man's foot. They are surrounded by other figures who appear to have their own ailments and are watching, maybe in dread, as they awaiting treatment themselves. There are a couple of paintings on the wall behind the action, one rather Rembrandtesque. Who knows, but it adds to the painting's intrigue. |
Provenance | Dorset estate. |
Medium | Oil on Panel |
Size | 14 x 16 inches |
Frame | Housed in a befitting ebonised frame with gold slip, 26 inches by 24 inches and in good condition. |
Condition | Good condition. |
Biography | David Teniers the Younger (1610 - 1690) was a Flemish artist born in Antwerp, the son of David Teniers the Elder. His son David Teniers III and his grandson David Teniers IV were also painters. His wife Anna, née Anna Breughel, was the daughter of Jan Brueghel the Elder and the granddaughter of Pieter Bruegel the Elder. Through his father, he was indirectly influenced by Elsheimer and by Rubens. The influence of Adriaen Brouwer can be traced to the outset of his career. There is no evidence, however, that either Rubens or Brouwer interfered in any way with Teniers's education, and Smith (Catalogue Raisonné) may be correct in supposing that the admiration which Brouwer's pictures at one time excited alone suggested to the younger artist his imitation of them. The only trace of personal relations having existed between Teniers and Rubens is the fact that the ward of the latter, Anne Breughel, the daughter of Jan (Velvet) Breughel, married Teniers in 1637. |
Price | SOLD |