Théobald Michau
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Théobald Michau was a conservative Flemish painter of landscapes, more famous in his own time than he is today. He was a pupil of Lucas Achtschellinck
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Subjects of the country festivals (Kermesse
) that were popularized by David Teniers
, father and son to the extent that paintings and tapestries
showing such rustic themes were called Ténières. Michau painted designs and perhaps provided full-scale cartoon
s for tapestry weavers, for surviving records of the Brussels tapestry workshop of Pieter van der Borcht record Teniers peints par le fameux Sr Michau, such Teniers-like subjects painted by "the famous Sieur Michau".
Among his work, on wooden or copper panels, in public collections are the Summer and Winter landscapes in Vienna.
Among his pupils was Martin J. Geeraerts, who specialized in painted bas-reliefs en camaïeu.
Lucas Achtschellinck
Lucas Achtschellinck , was a Flemish landscape painter.He was probably the grandson of Lukas Achtschelling. He was born in Brussels and entered the Brussels painters guild on 26 October 1639 as a scholar of Pieter van der Borcht. He seems to have travelled in the following years as he gained his...
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Subjects of the country festivals (Kermesse
Kermesse
Kermesse or kermis, is a Dutch language term derived from 'kerk' and 'mis' that became borrowed in English and French, originally denoting the mass said on the anniversary of the foundation of a church and in honour of the patron...
) that were popularized by David Teniers
David Teniers
David Teniers may refer to three Flemish artists, father, son, and grandson:*David Teniers the Elder , turned from large religious paintings to landscapes and genre scenes...
, father and son to the extent that paintings and tapestries
Tapestry
Tapestry is a form of textile art, traditionally woven on a vertical loom, however it can also be woven on a floor loom as well. It is composed of two sets of interlaced threads, those running parallel to the length and those parallel to the width ; the warp threads are set up under tension on a...
showing such rustic themes were called Ténières. Michau painted designs and perhaps provided full-scale cartoon
Cartoon
A cartoon is a form of two-dimensional illustrated visual art. While the specific definition has changed over time, modern usage refers to a typically non-realistic or semi-realistic drawing or painting intended for satire, caricature, or humor, or to the artistic style of such works...
s for tapestry weavers, for surviving records of the Brussels tapestry workshop of Pieter van der Borcht record Teniers peints par le fameux Sr Michau, such Teniers-like subjects painted by "the famous Sieur Michau".
Among his work, on wooden or copper panels, in public collections are the Summer and Winter landscapes in Vienna.
Among his pupils was Martin J. Geeraerts, who specialized in painted bas-reliefs en camaïeu.