Frans Snyders

Flemish · 1579–1657

Flemish Baroque painting

A versatile artist, his works depict all sorts of foods, utensils, and tableware and wide assortment of animals.

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Still Life with Grapes and Game — The living window: art moves here the way it moves in your living room.

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life: 1579–1657life
movement: Flemish Baroque paintingmovement

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Still Life with Grapes and Game

Frans Snyders · National Gallery of Art

Who Frans Snyders was

Frans Snyders or Frans Snijders 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.

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