Gallery of Archduke Leopold Wilhelm (Brussels)

Last updated
Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria in his Gallery
David Teniers (II) - Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria in his Gallery - WGA22064.jpg
Artist David Teniers the Younger   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Year1651
Dimensions96 cm (38 in) × 129 cm (51 in)
Location Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium
Accession No.2569  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Identifiers Bildindex der Kunst und Architektur ID: 20040951

Gallery of Archduke Leopold Wilhelm in Brussels is a 1651 painting of Archduke Leopold Wilhelm's Italian art collection by the Flemish Baroque painter David Teniers the Younger, now in the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium. [1]

Contents

The painting shows the Archduke as a collector admiring a set of prints on a table. The table has been documented as a creation of the sculptor Adriaen de Vries depicting Ganymede. The artist himself is showing his patron an example of a print. The paintings are arranged in rows on a rear wall, and is one of the first that David Teniers the Younger prepared to document the Archduke's collection before he employed 12 engravers to publish his Theatrum Pictorium , considered the "first illustrated art catalog". He published this book of engravings after the Archduke had moved to Austria and taken his collection with him. It was published in Antwerp in 1659 and again in 1673. [2]

This painting was purchased for the museum's collection in 1873 from J. Nieuwenhuys in Brussels.

List of paintings depicted

The following list is of the recognisable paintings of the collection, not all of which were included in the Italian catalog prepared by Teniers, which was a selection of 243 of the most prized paintings out of a collection of 1300-1400 pieces. Many are still in the Viennese collection. The list begins with the paintings on the rear wall, running from left to right and from top to bottom.

imagearticlepainteryearcollectioninventory nr.catalog code
Arolsen Klebeband 13 099.jpg
Lady with Long Hair Palma Vecchio
Tizian - Bildnis des Jacopo de Strada.jpg
Portrait of Jacopo Strada Titian 1567 Kunsthistorisches Museum GG_81 92
Arolsen Klebeband 13 069.jpg
Portrait of an unknown man Titian 55
Carlo Saraceni 001.jpg
Judith with the head of Holofernes Carlo Saraceni 1613 Kunsthistorisches Museum GG_41 39
Actaeon.jpg
The Death of Actaeon Titian 1559 National Gallery NG6420 73
Danaë Titian?Different to any surviving versionGG_90 74
Giorgione - Three Philosophers - Google Art Project.jpg
The Three Philosophers Giorgione 1500s Kunsthistorisches Museum GG_111 20
Tintoretto - Descent from the Cross GG 1565.jpg
Descent from the Cross Tintoretto 1547 Kunsthistorisches Museum GG_1565 109
Palma il Giovane 002.jpg
Lamentation Palma il Giovane 1600s Kunsthistorisches Museum GG_2
unknown
Andrea Schiavone - Aeneas Takes Leave of Dido GG 5818.jpg
Aeneas Takes Leave of Dido Andrea Schiavone 1555 Kunsthistorisches Museum GG_5818 135
Landscape
Raffaello Santi gen. Raffael, , Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Gemaldegalerie - Hl. Margarete - GG 171 - Kunsthistorisches Museum.jpg
Saint Margaret and the Dragon Raphael 1518 Kunsthistorisches Museum GG_171 2
Ascension?
Veronese.AdorationMagi01.jpg
Adoration of the Kings Paolo Veronese 1585 Kunsthistorisches Museum GG_1515 123
Paolo Veronese -- Erweckung des Junglings zu Nain -- 1560er -- KHM.jpg
Raising the Young Man of Nain Paolo Veronese 1560s Kunsthistorisches Museum GG_52 124
Domenico Fetti - Blind leading the Blind 333.jpg
Blind Leading the Blind Domenico Fetti 1620s Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden 644 215
Annibale Carracci 006.jpg
Pietà Annibale Carracci 1603 Kunsthistorisches Museum GG_230 40
David Teniers the Younger - Shepherds and Sheep DT280207.jpg
Shepherds and Sheepone of the Bassani, whereabouts unknown, possibly Tenier's copy is shown1650s Metropolitan Museum of Art 89.15.22
Unknown
Palma il Vecchio 013.jpg
Holy Family with Mary Magdalene Palma Vecchio 1520-1525 Kunsthistorisches Museum GG_2161
Parmigianino 013.jpg
Portrait of Cecilia Gozzadini Parmigianino 1530 Kunsthistorisches Museum GG_327
Madonna and Child
Adoration of the Magi
Antonello da Messina 008.jpg
St Dominic and St Ursula Antonello da Messina (copy by David Teniers the Younger)private collection
Scenes from the Life of Christ
Maarten van Heemskerck or Jan van Scorel - Portrait of a Man.jpg
Portrait of a man in a beret Jan van Scorel or Maarten van Heemskerck before 1575unknown
Portrait of a man
Andrea Schiavone - Marius Curius Dentatus - GG 1568.jpg
Marius Curius Dentatus Andrea Schiavone 1555/1560 Kunsthistorisches Museum GG_1568

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">David Teniers the Younger</span> Flemish Baroque painter (1610–1690)

David Teniers the Younger or David Teniers II was a Flemish Baroque painter, printmaker, draughtsman, miniaturist painter, staffage painter, copyist and art curator. He was an extremely versatile artist known for his prolific output. He was an innovator in a wide range of genres such as history painting, genre painting, landscape painting, portrait and still life. He is now best remembered as the leading Flemish genre painter of his day. Teniers is particularly known for developing the peasant genre, the tavern scene, pictures of collections and scenes with alchemists and physicians.

<i>The Three Philosophers</i> Painting by Giorgione

The Three Philosophers is an oil painting on canvas attributed to the Italian High Renaissance artist Giorgione. It shows three philosophers – one young, one middle-aged, and one old. The work was commissioned by the Venetian noble Taddeo Contarini, a Venetian merchant with an interest in the occult and alchemy. The Three Philosophers was finished one year before the painter died. One of Giorgione’s last paintings, it is now displayed at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna. The painting was finished by Sebastiano del Piombo.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stallburg</span>

The Stallburg is a renaissance-style building in the Vienna city center located between Josefsplatz and Michaelerplatz. It is part of the Hofburg Palace.

<i>Violante</i> (Titian) 1515 painting by Titian

Violante is an oil painting attributed to Titian, dated to around 1515 and now held at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna.

<i>Portrait of Jacopo Strada</i> Painting by Titian

The Portrait of Jacopo Strada is a 1567-68 portrait of the court librarian Jacopo Strada by Titian, now held in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Abraham Teniers</span> Flemish painter and engraver (1629–1670)

Abraham Teniers was a Flemish painter and engraver who specialized in genre paintings of villages, inns and monkey scenes. He was a member of artist family Teniers which came to prominence in the 17th century. He was also active as a publisher.

<i>Madonna of the Cherries</i> 1515 painting by Titian

The Madonna of the Cherries is a 1515 painting by Titian, heavily influenced by the work of Giovanni Bellini. Originally oil on wood, it was later transferred to canvas. During the 17th century it formed part of the collection of Archduke Leopold Wilhelm, where it was copied by David Teniers. It is now in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna.

<i>The Bravo</i> (Titian) 1516-17 painting by Titian

The Bravo is an oil painting usually attributed to Titian, dated to around 1516-17 and now in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna. The painting can be seen as one of a number of Venetian paintings of the 1510s showing two or three half-length figures with heads close together, often with their expressions and interactions enigmatic. Most of these are "Giorgionesque" genre or tronie subjects where the subjects are anonymous, though the group includes Titian's The Tribute Money, with Christ as the main figure, which in terms of style is similar to this painting, and his Lucretia and her Husband, also in Vienna, where at least the woman's identity is clear, if not that of the man.

<i>Theatrum Pictorium</i> Paintings catalog by David Teniers the Younger

Theatrum Pictorium, or Theatre of Painting, is a short-hand name of a book published in the 1660s by David Teniers the Younger for his employer, the Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria. It catalogs 243 Italian paintings in the Archduke's collection of over 1300 paintings. The paintings are reproduced by engravings made by various engravers after reduced-size copies (modelli) created by Teniers. David Teniers' brother Abraham Teniers was involved in organizing the publication of the work. A second edition with page numbers was published in 1673.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jan van Troyen</span> Flemish engraver and etcher (1610–1670)

Jan van Troyen was a Flemish engraver and etcher. He is mainly known for the work he did for David Teniers the Younger on the illustrations for the Theatrum Pictorium, an publication which gave an overview of the paintings in the collection of the Archduke Leopold Wilhelm.

<i>Judith with the Head of Holofernes</i> (Saraceni) Painting by Carlo Saraceni

Judith with the head of Holofernes is a 1610–1615 painting by the painter Carlo Saraceni, now held in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna.

<i>St Margaret and the Dragon</i> (Raphael) Painting by Raphael

Saint Margaret and the Dragon is the title shared by two paintings of Saint Margaret by the Renaissance painter Raphael, both executed in about 1518. One is held in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, the other in the Louvre in Paris.

<i>Gallery of Archduke Leopold Wilhelm in Brussels</i> (Petworth) Painting by David Teniers the Younger

Gallery of Archduke Leopold Wilhelm in Brussels is a 1651 painting of Archduke Leopold Wilhelm's Italian art collection by the Flemish Baroque painter David Teniers the Younger, now held in Petworth House in England.

<i>Archduke Leopold Wilhelm in his Painting Gallery in Brussels</i> (Prado) Painting by David Teniers the Younger

The Archduke Leopold Wilhelm in his Painting Gallery in Brussels is a 1651 painting of Archduke Leopold Wilhelm's Italian art collection by the Flemish Baroque painter David Teniers the Younger, now held in the Prado in Madrid.

<i>Gallery of Archduke Leopold Wilhelm in Brussels</i> (Vienna) Painting by David Teniers the Younger

Archduke Leopold Wilhelm and the artist in the archducal picture gallery in Brussels is a 1651 painting of Archduke Leopold Wilhelm's Italian art collection by the Flemish Baroque painter David Teniers the Younger, now held in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna.

<i>Gallery of Archduke Leopold Wilhelm in Brussels</i> (Rothschild) Painting by David Teniers the Younger

Archduke Leopold Wilhelm and the artist in the archducal picture gallery in Brussels is a 1653 painting of Archduke Leopold Wilhelm's Italian art collection by the Flemish Baroque painter David Teniers the Younger. It is now held in a private collection, but it was previously owned by the Rothschild family, from whom it was taken in World War II and placed in the Kunsthistorisches Museum where it stayed for 50 years until restitution in 1999.

<i>Gallery of Archduke Leopold Wilhelm in Brussels</i> (Galdiano)

Archduke Leopold Wilhelm and the artist in the archducal picture gallery in Brussels is a 1653 painting of Archduke Leopold Wilhelm's Italian art collection by the Flemish Baroque painter David Teniers the Younger, now held in the collection of Museo Lázaro Galdiano in Madrid.

<i>Gallery of Archduke Leopold Wilhelm in Brussels</i> (Schleissheim) Painting by David Teniers the Younger

Gallery of Archduke Leopold Wilhelm in Brussels is a painting of Archduke Leopold Wilhelm's Italian art collection by the Flemish Baroque painter David Teniers the Younger, now held in the Schleissheim Palace. It dates to the 1650s.

<i>Nymph and Shepherd</i> Painting by Titian

Nymph and Shepherd, also called Shepherd and Nymph, is an oil painting by the Venetian master Titian, made about 1570. The painting is in the collection of the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna.

<i>Christ and the Adulteress</i> (Titian, Vienna) Painting by Titian

Christ and the Adulteress, also titled Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery, or The Adulteress before Christ, is an oil painting by Titian, made about 1520, in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna.

References

Sources