Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

Teniers

American  
[ten-yerz, tuh-neerz, tuh-neers, te-nyey] / ˈtɛn jərz, təˈnɪərz, təˈnirs, tɛˈnjeɪ /

noun

  1. David the Elder, 1582–1649, Flemish painter and engraver.

  2. his son David the Younger, 1610–90, Flemish painter.


Teniers British  
/ ˈtɛnɪəz /

noun

  1. David (ˈdaːvɪt), called the Elder, 1582–1649, and his son David, called the Younger, 1610–90, Flemish painters

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

In Scone Palace in Perthshire, hanging among the Van Dycks and Teniers and landscapes and paintings of lords and ladies, is a portrait of two young women.

From BBC Jun. 13, 2014

Among the old master paintings, are examples of Dutch Golden Age works by Abraham Diepraam and Frans van Mieris the Elder, and David Teniers the Younger, the Flemish artist.

From New York Times Dec. 12, 2013

One such case in Sotheby’s Wednesday sale was the view of a “Guardroom Interior with a self portrait of the artist” by the Flemish artist David Teniers the Younger.

From New York Times Jul. 8, 2010

Like the Turner, the David Teniers the Younger was spared the many varnishings and restorations that have altered the original appearance of so many pictures.

From New York Times Jul. 8, 2010

In his first period, Teniers, quite trickily copied Brouwer's real types, and many of his mannerisms, such as the famous red cap which he so often put on his figures.

From The Standard Galleries - Holland by Singleton, Esther

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 12,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training