Who painted A Company at a Meal?

A Company at a Meal was painted by David Teniers the Younger in 1634.

Where can I see A Company at a Meal?

A Company at a Meal is held by Gemäldegalerie Berlin.

What movement is A Company at a Meal?

A Company at a Meal is associated with Flemish Baroque painting.

Can I buy a print of A Company at a Meal?

Museum-quality prints of A Company at a Meal are available made-to-order from Artifact World Gallery.

Artwork

A Company at a Meal

David Teniers the Younger , 1634

A Company at a Meal is an oil painting by the Flemish Baroque painting artist David Teniers the Younger. It dates from 1634 and is held in the collection of the Gemäldegalerie Berlin.

About this work

Subject & Meaning

The painting depicts a middle-class family gathered around a dining table during a modest meal, emphasizing everyday domestic life.

The painting depicts a middle-class family gathered around a dining table during a modest meal, emphasizing everyday domestic life. The composition features a man, woman, and child partaking in a shared repast, reflecting contemporary 17th-century values of familial harmony and material modesty. Symbolic elements such as the simple tableware and unpretentious setting underscore themes of domestic virtue and the quiet dignity of ordinary domestic routines.

Technique & Style

The work is an oil painting created on oak panel, depicting a banquet scene with figures seated around a table. Executed in 1634, it measures 56.4 cm in width and 37 cm in height. The composition exemplifies genre painting, showcasing everyday domestic activity with meticulous detail in figures and furnishings.

The surface handling reveals smooth brushwork characteristic of David Teniers the Younger’s mature style, while the formal arrangement emphasizes spatial depth through layered tonal modeling.

History & Provenance

The painting was created in 1634 by David Teniers the Younger and is currently held in the Gemäldegalerie Berlin.

It entered the museum’s collection as part of its holdings of Northern European genre works. The work is executed on an oak panel with dimensions of 37 cm in height and 56.4 cm in width.

A Company at a Meal by David Teniers the Younger is held in the collection of the Gemäldegalerie Berlin. The work is an oil painting on oak panel created in 1634. Specific inventory or accession numbers are not provided in the available records. The provided sources do not contain information regarding the painting's exhibition history.

Legacy

The painting has been part of the Gemäldegalerie Berlin collection since its acquisition, establishing its lasting institutional presence. Its detailed genre scene of a domestic meal influenced later Dutch and Flemish genre painters in their treatment of everyday domestic interiors and group interactions. Art historians cite its compositional balance and naturalistic detail as a model for subsequent 17th-century genre works, particularly in the portrayal of multi-figured dining scenes.

Overview

David Teniers the Younger’s oil painting A Company at a Meal (1634) presents a domestic gathering in a modest interior. Executed in the Flemish genre tradition, the work is part of the Gemäldegalerie’s collection in Berlin and offers a snapshot of everyday life in the early seventeenth century.