Artwork
Landscape with Fishermen
Landscape with Fishermen is an oil painting by the Flemish Baroque painting artist David Teniers the Younger. It dates from 1625 and is held in the collection of the Gemäldegalerie Berlin.
About this work
Overview
David Teniers the Younger painted Landscape with Fishermen in 1625. The work presents a tranquil rural setting, centered on a shallow pond where figures are engaged in everyday activity. A modest farmhouse with a thatched roof, grazing livestock and a low horizon complete the composition, which now belongs to the Gemäldegalerie in Berlin.
Subject & Meaning
The scene captures a slice of 17th‑century countryside life: cattle and a dog graze near a pond where several figures, dressed in simple dark garments, pause to fish or tend the water’s edge. A solitary figure in a bright red coat draws the eye, suggesting a focal point within the otherwise muted group.
Technique & Style
Teniers employs a restrained palette of soft blues, greens and earth tones, while careful modeling of light and shadow gives the landscape a calm, three‑dimensional quality. The subtle chiaroscuro around the figures and the pond creates depth without dramatic contrast, emphasizing the ordinary atmosphere of the setting.
History & Provenance
Executed early in Teniers’s career, the painting entered the collection of the Gemäldegalerie, Berlin, where it remains on display. Its provenance prior to the museum’s acquisition is not extensively documented, reflecting the typical movement of genre works through private and institutional hands in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Artist & collection
Artist
David Teniers the Younger or David Teniers II was a Flemish Baroque painter, printmaker, and artist.
