The Guard Room, c1642. Creator: David Teniers II.

The Guard Room, c1642. Creator: David Teniers II.

2-999-627 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

The Guard Room, c1642. In the 1640s, at the end of the Thirty Years War (1618-48) pitting Protestants against Catholics, military life was a popular subject for art. Teniers represents a guard room, where soldiers passed their time between engagements. The armor and weapons on the floor or leaning against the wall are those of ordinary soldiers, not officers. The officer's clothing identifies him as from Poland or Hungary, both countries allied with the Habsburgs.


Image Details


People Information

Creator
  1. David Teniers II, attributed to: Flemish: Artist, painter

Medium
  1. "oil on canvas

Geographic Hierarchy

World Europe Belgium Flanders

  1. 51 00 00 N , 004 30 00 E

Category Hierarchy

Artistic Representations Portraits


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4960x3296
File Size : 47,895kb


Aliases

  1. 37.1692
  1. 1100000288
  1. 2-999-627
  1. 2999627
  1. 37.1692

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