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| | Famous Belgians - David Teniers the Younger (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29) |
 | | He studied with his father, David Teniers the Elder, and his early works, such as “The Five Senses” (1635; Musee des Beaux-Arts, Brussels), owe much to Frans Francken II and Jan Breughel the Elder, whose daughter he married in 1637. |
 | | Until 1638, however, he was principally influenced by the sometimes violent peasant scenes of Adriaen Brouwer - as in “The Barn” (1634; Staatliche Kunsthalle, Karlsruhe, Germany) - and maintained a close connection with Dutch art. |
 | | About 1651, Teniers moved to Brussels, where he served as court painter, tapestry designer, curator of paintings, and gentleman-in-waiting to Archduke Leopold William and his successors. |
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