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(b. 1579, Antwerpen,
d. 1657, Antwerpen)
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Baroque artist who was the most noted
17th-century painter of hunting scenes and animals in combat. He studied
under Pieter Brueghel the Younger, and afterward under Hendrik van Balen.
He visited Italy in 1608. In 1611 he married Margaretha de Vos, the
sister of the Flemish painters Cornelis and Paul de Vos.
Snyders originally
devoted himself to painting flowers, fruit, and still-life subjects,
later turning to his lively depictions of animals. The compositions of
these scenes of hunting and animals fighting are rich and varied. His
drawing is accurate and vigorous, and his touch bold and thoroughly
expressive of the different textures of furs and skins. Rubens
frequently employed him to paint animals, fruit, and still-life objects
in his own pictures.
Snyders was appointed
principal painter to the archduke Albert, governor of the Low Countries,
for whom he executed some of his finest works. One of these, a
"Stag Hunt," was presented to Philip III of Spain, who
commissioned the artist to paint several subjects of the chase.
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Fish Shop
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Oil on canvas, 210,5 x 340 cm
The Hermitage, St. Petersburg
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The "Fish Shop" was originally
painted for Bishop Antonio Triest to decorate the main dining room of
his Bruges palace. The large 209 x 341cm canvas was later acquired by
Catherine II in 1772. The canvas spectacularly displays the abundant
gifts from the sea.
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Fruit and Vegetable Stall
Oil on canvas, 201 x 333 cm
Alte Pinakothek, Munich
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Occasionally it is hard to distinguish
market scenes from the genre of early kitchen scenes which also tended
to display still-life features. Similar to the market stall, they often
show tables and sideboards with clusters of baskets and bowls full of
fruit and vegetables. Many kitchen scenes are only distinguishable from
market scenes by the setting. While the former have their location in a
dark basement room, the latter often appear to be situated alongside the
wall of a house, with a view of an open square or a street to the side.
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