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 | | Archduke Leopold Wilhelm in his Gallery (1647, 106x129cm; 741x900pix, 183kb) _ David Teniers, court painter to Archduke Leopold Wilhelm Hapsburg, the Governor of Flanders, and keeper of his very fine collection of painting and sculpture, made several of these gallery portraits. |
 | | Initially influenced by Adriaen Brouwer, Teniers abandoned his predecessor's truculent, anecdotal genre around the time of his death in 1638, going on to develop a much more refined style, vigorous, delicate, and full of verve, as well as a brilliant and clever painting technique distinguished by a very light brush and subtle coloring. |
 | | He was received as a Master of the Guild of Saint Luke in Antwerp in 1632-1633, becoming its Dean in 1645-1646, and in 1663 he became a founder member of the city's Académie Royale. |
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