Cottage with Peasants playing Cards
David Teniers The YoungerLandscape · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1690)
Specifications
- Nationality / school
- Flemish
- Lifespan
- 1610–1690
About the artwork
"Cottage with Peasants playing Cards" is a work by David Teniers The Younger. It is listed in the Landscape collection. The image is in landscape orientation. Landscape in brief: Painters have used landscape to study light, weather, season, and the relation between people and place. Landscape became an independent genre in European painting in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, while in East Asia it had long been central to ink painting.
"Cottage with Peasants playing Cards" is shown in the onlly.art catalogue for reference and browsing. A landscape format suits wide, low wall spaces such as the stretch above a bed, mantel, or sideboard. Landscape scenes add depth and a sense of air to the room, helping the space feel more open and working especially well above a sofa, console, or desk. Browsing works by the same artist, or from the same period, is a good way to compare styles before choosing what suits your space.
About the artist
Flemish, 1610–1690
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