Figure Studies
A Peasant Holding a Glass
David Teniers the Younger
A characterful 17th-century Flemish genre study of a man enjoying a quiet moment.
A Peasant
David Teniers the Younger
1650 · Copper, Oil Paint
A characterful 17th-century portrait of a man in a black hat, captured with expressive brushwork.
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Where it works
A quiet, grounding work in a warmer tonal register — holds a wall without competing for attention.
- Often works in
- Study · Library · Living Room
- Placement
- Reads naturally where the wall has more height than width
- Walls
- Reads clearly on light, mid, or deeper walls
- Color notes
- Charcoal black, Soft white, Soft gray
About the piece
Painted around 1650 by David Teniers the Younger, this oil on copper work is a masterful character study. The artist utilizes a restricted but effective palette, focusing on the play of light across the subject's weather-beaten face and the textured brim of his hat.
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