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accession number:	1977.122
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Village Festival, c. 1646–1650. David Teniers (Flemish, 1610–1690). Oil on canvas; framed: 57 x 91 x 9 cm (22 7/16 x 35 13/16 x 3 9/16 in.); unframed: 37.7 x 71.3 cm (14 13/16 x 28 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Noah L. Butkin 1977.122

title:				Village Festival
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creation date:			c. 1646–1650
creation date earliest:		1646
creation date latest:		1650
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creditline:			Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Noah L. Butkin
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culture:	Flanders, 17th century
technique:	oil on canvas
department:	European Painting and Sculpture
collection:	P - Netherlandish-Flemish
type:		Painting
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CREATORS

* David Teniers (Flemish, 1610–1690)  - artist

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measurements: Framed: 57 x 91 x 9 cm (22 7/16 x 35 13/16 x 3 9/16 in.); Unframed: 37.7 x 71.3 cm (14 13/16 x 28 1/16 in.)
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	inscription:	Signed lower right: "D. TENIERS. FEC."
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review: 1977
	opening date:   1977-12-28T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1977</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 28, 1977-January 22, 1978).

	title:		Lutes, Lovers, and Lyres: Musical Imagery in the Collection
	opening date:   1989-02-14T05:00:00
	<i>Lutes, Lovers, and Lyres: Musical Imagery in the Collection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 14-June 11, 1989).

	title:		Rubens and His Time
	opening date:   1998-11-05T00:00:00
	<i>Rubens and His Time</i>. Museo de San Carlos (INBA) (November 5, 1998-February 28, 1999); Palazzo dei Diamanti, Ferrara (Galleria d'Arte Moderna et Contemporanea) (March 1-June 1, 1999).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* Cleveland Museum of Art (1978) "Year in Review" (cat. no. 44)

* Cleveland Museum of Art  (02/14/1989 - 06/11/1989) "Lutes, Lovers, and Lyres: Musical Imagery in the Collection" (no catalogue)

* The Museo Nacional de San Carlos, INBA, Mexico City, Mexico (11/05/1998 - 02/28/1999); Palazzo dei Diamanti, Ferrara, Italy (03/28/1999 - 06/27/1999) "Rubens and His Time" (cat. no 77 (Mexico) cat. no. 56 (Italy))

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PROVENANCE

	-1790		M. Marin
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	, sold, 03/22/1790, no.16
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	1790-1816	M. Catelan
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	-1832		M. le Chevalier Erard, Paris, sold, 21 rue de Clery, Paris, 08/07 - 14/1832, no. 150, to Count Horace Francois Bastien Sebastiani
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	1832-		Count Horace Francois Bastien Sebastiani (1772-1851)
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	-1851		Marchal of France, sold, rue du Fraubourg Saint Honore, 11/24 - 28/1851, no. 157, to Thomas Jefferson Bryan
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	1851-1867	Thomas Jefferson Bryan, by gift to the New-York Historical Society
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	1867-1971	New York Historical Society, sold, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 12/02/1971, no. 89, to Noah L. Butkin
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	1971-1977	Noah L. Butkin (Shaker Heights, Ohio), by gift to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1977.
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fun fact:


digital description:
Depictions of peasant festivals, such as weddings, harvests, and village holidays became an extremely popular subject for Flemish artists during the 1600s. In his paintings of these festive occasions David Teniers the Younger (1610–1690), portrayed peasants dancing and playing music, focusing on the cheerful elements of peasant life. His images often feature close-knit family groups taking part in the celebration. Contrary to his predecessors, who often depicted broken and disorderly still life objects in their paintings, Teniers emphasized household objects in brass, ceramic, and glass in a perfect state to demonstrate the growing prosperity of the peasants.

wall description:
Depictions of peasant festivals, such as weddings, harvests, and village holidays became an extremely popular subject for Flemish artists during the 1600s. In his paintings of these festive occasions David Teniers the Younger portrayed peasants dancing and playing music, focusing on the cheerful elements of peasant life. His images often feature close-knit family groups taking part in the celebration. Contrary to his predecessors, who often depicted broken and disorderly still life objects in their paintings, Teniers emphasized household objects in brass, ceramic, and glass in a perfect state to demonstrate the growing prosperity of the peasants.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art Catalogue of Paintings, Part 3: European Paintings of the 16th, 17th, and 18th Centuries.</em> Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1982.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 43; Mentioned: p. 43-44
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IMAGES

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