Artwork
Fumadores
Fumadores is an oil painting by the Flemish Baroque painting artist David Teniers the Younger. It dates from 1601 and is held in the collection of the Museo del Prado.
About this work
Subject & Meaning
The work depicts a domestic interior in which two seated figures engage with pipes and tobacco, illustrating the contemporary social practice of smoking.
The work depicts a domestic interior in which two seated figures engage with pipes and tobacco, illustrating the contemporary social practice of smoking. A barrel, a simple seat, and the glow of a candle frame the scene, emphasizing an intimate, night-time setting. Teniers’s rendering of the activity underscores the leisurely character of pipe-smoking among ordinary people in the seventeenth century, rather than any overt allegory or moralizing symbol.
Technique & Style
Fumadores is an oil painting executed on canvas by David Teniers the Younger, created in 1601. The work measures 46 cm in height and 56 cm in width. Its formal composition depicts a scene containing a barrel, a seat, and a candle. The piece is currently held in the collection of the Museo del Prado.
History & Provenance
Fumadores is an oil painting on canvas created in 1601 by David Teniers the Younger. It measures 46 cm in height and 56 cm in width. The work entered the collection of the Museo del Prado, where it remains on display.
Its provenance traces directly to its creation in 1601 and subsequent incorporation into the museum's holdings. The painting depicts a bar, a chair, and a candle, reflecting everyday scenes of the period.
Fumadores is held in the collection of the Museo del Prado in Madrid. Its catalogue designation within the museum's holdings is P006295. The painting is documented as part of the Prado's permanent collection, executed in oil on canvas.
No exhibition history beyond its presence in the Prado's collection is recorded in the available sources.
Overview
Fumadores, an oil on canvas executed in 1601 by David Teniers the Younger, belongs to the collection of the Museo del Prado. The work presents a modest interior scene populated by several figures and a dog, rendered with a focus on the interplay of light and shadow.
Context
The work fits within the Flemish genre tradition that Teniers helped popularize, depicting ordinary life with a focus on interior spaces. The inclusion of smoking paraphernalia and a dog aligns with contemporary interest in scenes of leisure and domesticity.
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Artist
David Teniers the Younger or David Teniers II was a Flemish Baroque painter, printmaker, and artist.
