Frans Snyders (artist)

Nationality
Flemish
Birth/Death
1579–1657

About

Frans Snyders was a Flemish artist known for his still life paintings. He specialized in market scenes and scenes of game animals. Snyders painted in Antwerp, a major port city in Europe at the time.

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Frans Snyders or Frans Snijders (11 November 1579 – 19 August 1657) was a Flemish painter of animals, hunting scenes, market scenes, and still lifes. A versatile artist, his works depict all sorts of foods, utensils, and tableware and wide assortment of animals. He was one of the earliest specialist animaliers and he is credited with initiating a wide variety of new still-life and animal subjects in Antwerp. His hunting scenes and still lifes engage the viewer with their dramatic and dynamic effects. He was a regular collaborator with leading Antwerp painters such as Peter Paul Rubens, Anthony van Dyck, Jacob Jordaens, and Abraham Janssens.

Artwork by Frans Snyders