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Gillis Van Tilborgh Most Popular Paintings

The 25 artworks by Gillis Van Tilborgh our visitors ask for most, ranked by popularity and presented one by one, with the specification and the price of each hand-painted reproduction.

Edition 2026 · 25 artworks Each artwork painted to order
Linen canvas · Certificate of authenticity · Delivered worldwide Gillis Van Tilborgh · 1625 – 1678

Village Inn

1657 · Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg · original 83 x 114 cm

Experience the vibrant Dutch Golden Age with 'Village Inn,' a captivating 17th-century painting by Gillis van Tilborgh. A lively scene of daily life, rich details, and masterful light create a timeless masterpiece.

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
Made: To order, by a trained painter
Popularity: No. 1 of 42 artworks by Gillis Van Tilborgh
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Smoker

1658 · Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg · original 56.0 x 71.0cm

This somber 1658 genre painting by Gillis van Tilborgh captures an intimate domestic scene. Discover the beauty of this Baroque masterpiece now.

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
Made: To order, by a trained painter
Popularity: No. 2 of 42 artworks by Gillis Van Tilborgh
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Family Portrait

Szépművészeti Múzeum, Budapest · original 81 x 101 cm

A lavish 17th-century Baroque gathering unfolds in this detailed family portrait by Gillis van Tilborgh featuring elegant figures and loyal dogs, inviting you to bring this masterpiece of Flemish realism into your home.

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
Made: To order, by a trained painter
Popularity: No. 3 of 42 artworks by Gillis Van Tilborgh
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Peasants Taking a Meal

1657 · Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg · original 41.0 x 48.0cm

This somber 1657 Flemish Baroque scene by Gillis van Tilborgh captures humble life. Discover the beauty of this intimate masterpiece today.

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
Made: To order, by a trained painter
Popularity: No. 4 of 42 artworks by Gillis Van Tilborgh
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Peasantry

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna · original 84.0 x 115.0cm

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
Made: To order, by a trained painter
Popularity: No. 5 of 42 artworks by Gillis Van Tilborgh
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Family Portrait

1665 · Mauritshuis, The Hague · original 80.3 x 104.0cm

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
Made: To order, by a trained painter
Popularity: No. 6 of 42 artworks by Gillis Van Tilborgh
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Portrait of a group in an interior

1660 · Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam · original 93.0 x 123.0cm

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
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Popularity: No. 7 of 42 artworks by Gillis Van Tilborgh
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Smokers on a Bench

1651 · Bavarian State Painting Collections, Munich · original 35.4 x 28.1cm

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
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Popularity: No. 8 of 42 artworks by Gillis Van Tilborgh
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Family Portrait (detail)

Szépművészeti Múzeum, Budapest

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
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Popularity: No. 9 of 42 artworks by Gillis Van Tilborgh
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Music-Making Company

1655 · Nationalmuseum, Stockholm · original 58.8 x 71.1cm

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
Made: To order, by a trained painter
Popularity: No. 10 of 42 artworks by Gillis Van Tilborgh
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Woman Peeling an Apple

1651 · Bavarian State Painting Collections, Munich · original 41.0 x 49.5cm

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
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Popularity: No. 11 of 42 artworks by Gillis Van Tilborgh
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Man with letter and woman with a jar in an interior

1651 · Bavarian State Painting Collections, Munich · original 35.0 x 24.0cm

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
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Popularity: No. 12 of 42 artworks by Gillis Van Tilborgh
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Woman with a letter in a tavern

1651 · Bavarian State Painting Collections, Munich · original 35.0 x 24.0cm

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
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Popularity: No. 13 of 42 artworks by Gillis Van Tilborgh
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Et interiør med håndværkere og bønder der spiser og drikker

1659 · Statens Museum For Kunst, Copenhagen · original 57.0 x 70.0cm

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
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Popularity: No. 14 of 42 artworks by Gillis Van Tilborgh
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Et billedgalleri med en kunstner, der maler en kvinde og en pige. Allegori over malerkunsten

View the most popular artwork of Gillis Van Tilborgh ranked #15: Et billedgalleri med en kunstner, der maler en kvinde og en pige. Allegori over malerkunsten

1660 · Statens Museum For Kunst, Copenhagen · original 112.6 x 151.8cm

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
Made: To order, by a trained painter
Popularity: No. 15 of 42 artworks by Gillis Van Tilborgh
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The flute lesson

1664 · Musée des Beaux-Arts de Quimper, Quimper · original 21.7 x 18.6cm

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
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Popularity: No. 16 of 42 artworks by Gillis Van Tilborgh
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The Smoker

1651 · Bavarian State Painting Collections, Munich · original 41.0 x 49.5cm

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
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Popularity: No. 17 of 42 artworks by Gillis Van Tilborgh
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The drinker

1657 · Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam · original 14.5 x 23.5cm

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
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Popularity: No. 18 of 42 artworks by Gillis Van Tilborgh
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Family Portrait (detail)

Szépművészeti Múzeum, Budapest

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
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Popularity: No. 19 of 42 artworks by Gillis Van Tilborgh
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Family Group on a Garden Terrace

Statens Museum For Kunst, Copenhagen · original 105.5 x 142.5cm

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
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Popularity: No. 20 of 42 artworks by Gillis Van Tilborgh
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Family Group in a Landscape

1659 · Statens Museum For Kunst, Copenhagen · original 129.0 x 163.5cm

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
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Popularity: No. 21 of 42 artworks by Gillis Van Tilborgh
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Peasant Society

1651 · Bavarian State Painting Collections, Munich · original 42.6 x 70.0cm

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
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Popularity: No. 22 of 42 artworks by Gillis Van Tilborgh
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The Adoration of the Shepherds

Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, Antwerp · original 115.4 x 178.0cm

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
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Popularity: No. 23 of 42 artworks by Gillis Van Tilborgh
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Village fête

1670 · Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels · original 117.5 x 178.5cm

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
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Popularity: No. 24 of 42 artworks by Gillis Van Tilborgh
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Fair

Gillis van Tilborgh’s "Fair" is a dynamic Baroque oil painting of a bustling market scene. Rich textures & dramatic lighting capture lively community interaction. Explore this Belgian masterpiece!

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
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Popularity: No. 25 of 42 artworks by Gillis Van Tilborgh
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The artist

Gillis Van Tilborgh

1625 – 1678

Quick facts

Top 3 worksVillage Inn, Smoker, Family Portrait
Works on APS42
Topics explored17th century, portraits, baroque art
Died1678
Typical colorsespresso
Also known asGillis van Tilborgh the Younger, Gillis van Tilbourt, Gillis van Tilbourgh, Gillis van Tilburg, Gillis Tilborg
Museums on APSMauritshuis, Art Gallery of South Australia, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
Copyright statusPublic domain

Biography

The Formative Years of a Flemish Visionary

In the vibrant, intellectually charged atmosphere of seventeenth-century Brussels, the foundations of Gillis van Tilborgh’s artistry were laid. Born around 1625, most likely in Brussels, he grew up within a family of artists. He is believed to have first learned the nuances of the brush from his father, Gillis van Tilborgh the Elder, before continuing his training with David Teniers the Younger, who had moved from Antwerp to Brussels around 1650 as court painter to Archduke Leopold Wilhelm, governor of the Habsburg Netherlands. From Teniers he took both a repertoire of subjects, from lively tavern and village scenes to meticulous views of princely picture galleries, and a keen eye for everyday life. This pedigree provided him with more than just technical skill; it instilled a deep reverence for the dramatic interplay of light and shadow, known as chiaroscuro, and a meticulous devotion to the anatomical precision that would become his hallmark. He became a master in the Brussels Guild of Saint Luke in 1654 and its dean in 1663, and in 1666 he was appointed keeper of the painting collection of the court and of Tervuren castle, the governor’s residence: the same post his presumed master Teniers had held for Archduke Leopold Wilhelm.

Capturing the Pulse of Flemish Life

Van Tilborgh’s true genius lay in his ability to transform the mundane into the monumental. He moved effortlessly between the worlds of elegant portraiture and the gritty, evocative "low-life" genre scenes that captured the social heartbeat of the Low Countries. In works such as “Village Inn,” completed in 1657, he offers viewers a meticulously crafted window into a vanished era. Within these canvases, one finds a bustling microcosm of society:

Men engaged in spirited conversation over hearty meals and flowing drinks.
The quiet, solitary scholar lost in the pages of a book amidst the tavern's revelry.
The rustic textures of wooden beams and stone fireplaces that ground the scene in a tangible reality.

Whether depicting the high-society prestige of a “Family Portrait” or the tense, atmospheric intrigue of “The Card Players,” his work resonates with a psychological depth that transcends mere likeness. He did not simply paint figures; he painted the very essence of human connection and social tension. His dated works span the years 1650 to 1671 and are usually signed with the monogram “TB”; besides portraits and group portraits, they include tavern scenes, village feasts, guardroom interiors and picture galleries. Around 1670 he travelled to England, where he painted group portraits: his view of Tichborne House with the Tichborne family distributing alms, the so-called “Tichborne Dole,” documents the journey.

A Legacy of Light and Realism

The enduring significance of Gillis van Tilborgh resides in his masterful command of atmosphere and texture. His brushwork possessed a remarkable fluidity, capable of rendering the glint of fine silk or the rough grain of a tavern table with equal precision. By skillfully employing chiaroscuro, he created luminous interiors where light seems to breathe, casting evocative shadows that lend volume and immediacy to his subjects. Working in Brussels at the height of the Flemish Baroque, he helped define an era of unprecedented realism in genre painting and portraiture. His ability to capture both the grandeur of aristocratic life and the humble dignity of everyday existence ensures that his oeuvre remains a captivating testament to the dramatic beauty of the Baroque period.

Questions & Answers

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By the AllPaintingsStore.com Editorial Team Updated Sept. 27, 2026

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