Archduke Leopold Wilhelm in His Gallery at Brussels
around 1651, Artist: David Teniers d. J.
Archduke Leopold Wilhelm in His Gallery at Brussels
The great significance of Leopold Wilhelm (1614–1662) is based less on his political activity as regent of the Spanish Nether- lands than on his role as a patron of the arts. He compiled a gallery of more than 1400 pictures, most of which are found in the Kunsthistorisches Museum today. Here Teniers depicts the archduke and himself with other courtiers as they view 51 Ital- ian works from the collection of the duke of Hamilton. Leo- pold Wilhelm had purchased them shortly before this picture was painted.
Object data
Object Name
Painting
Culture
Flemish
Dated
around 1651
Artist
David Teniers d. J. (1610 Antwerpen - 1690 Brüssel) - GND
Material
Canvas
Dimensions
Overall: 124 cm × 165 cm
Framed: 143,5 cm × 184,5 cm × 6 cm
Image rights
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Gemäldegalerie
Inv. No.
Gemäldegalerie, 739
Provenance
painted for Archduke Leopold Wilhelm; 1685 documented in the gallery in Prague; 1781 to Vienna;
Depiction/Person
100 Meisterwerke - Galeriebild - David Teniers d.J.
IGS - Erzherzog Leopold Wilhelm in seiner Gemäldegalerie - David Teniers d. J.
OESG - Erzherzog Leopold Wilhelm in seiner Gemäldegalerie - David Teniers d. J.
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