The statue depicts the Southern Netherlandish Baroque painter David Teniers the Elder (1582-1649).
The statue is located in Antwerpen, near the Grote Markt. David Teniers the Elder was a prolific
painter, known for his landscapes, genre paintings, and history paintings.He was the father of the
even more famous painter David Teniers the Younger. The statue depicts him with a palette and
a rolled-up scroll of parchment, symbolizing his profession as an artist.