Public collection via the Cleveland Museum of Art
AT-00009576About the Artwork
Depictions of peasant festivals, such as weddings, harvests, and village holidays became an extremely popular subject for Flemish artists during the 1600s. In his paintings of these festive occasions David Teniers the Younger (1610–1690), portrayed peasants dancing and playing music, focusing on the cheerful elements of peasant life. His images often feature close-knit family groups taking part in the celebration. Contrary to his predecessors, who often depicted broken and disorderly still life objects in their paintings, Teniers emphasized household objects in brass, ceramic, and glass in a perfect state to demonstrate the growing prosperity of the peasants.
Inscriptions
Signed lower right: "D. TENIERS. FEC."
Provenance
-1790 M. Marin , sold, 03/22/1790, no.16 1790-1816 M. Catelan -1832 M. le Chevalier Erard, Paris, sold, 21 rue de Clery, Paris, 08/07 - 14/1832, no. 150, to Count Horace Francois Bastien Sebastiani 1832- Count Horace Francois Bastien Sebastiani (1772-1851) -1851 Marchal of France, sold, rue du Fraubourg Saint Honore, 11/24 - 28/1851, no. 157, to Thomas Jefferson Bryan 1851-1867 Thomas Jefferson Bryan, by gift to the New-York Historical Society 1867-1971 New York Historical Society, sold, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 12/02/1971, no. 89, to Noah L. Butkin 1971-1977 Noah L. Butkin (Shaker Heights, Ohio), by gift to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1977.
Exhibition history
Year in Review: 1977. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 28, 1977-January 22, 1978). Lutes, Lovers, and Lyres: Musical Imagery in the Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 14-June 11, 1989). Rubens and His Time. Museo de San Carlos (INBA) (November 5, 1998-February 28, 1999); Palazzo dei Diamanti, Ferrara (Galleria d'Arte Moderna et Contemporanea) (March 1-June 1, 1999). In Vino Veritas (In Wine, Truth). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 7, 2025-January 11, 2026).
Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.
Quick Overview
- Artist
- David Teniers (Flemish, 1610–1690)
- Date
- c. 1646–50
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- Framed: 57 x 91 x 9 cm (22 7/16 x 35 13/16 x 3 9/16 in.); Unframed: 37.7 x 71.3 cm (14 13/16 x 28 1/16 in.)
- Type
- Painting
- Classification
- Painting
- Department
- European Painting and Sculpture
- Credit line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Noah L. Butkin
- Accession no.
- 1977.122
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