This biography of important seventeenth century Flemish painter David Teniers, examines the life of this successful and influential artist both during his time in favor at the Brussels court and afterward as an independent artist in Antwerp. The volume presents a narrative of Teniers' life, including his marriage to the granddaughter of Pieter Bruegel the Elder, as well as the political social and artistic context of his work and includes reproductions of interesting primary documents as well as numerous black and white plates of his major works. Hans Vlieghe is a professor of art history at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium. Distributed in North America by The David Brown Book Co. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)