[2] He was born in Antwerp as the son of Juliaan Teniers, originally from Ath and his father's second wife Joanna van Maelbeke.
[3] Juliaan Teniers became a master of the Guild of St. Luke in 1595 and he joined the Gilde van de Armenbus (Guild of the Poor Box), a sort of collective insurance pool for artists in need which also played a social role.
[2] Between 1595 and 1608 he had at least eleven pupils, of whom only Gaspar van den Hoecke and his half brother David the Elder still have any claim to fame.
[2] Together with David Juliaan painted scenes for plays performed during the Joyous Entry of the Archdukes in Antwerp.
[8] These inventories also make clear that he sometimes cooperated with Joos de Momper and Claes van Cleve.