Pieter Snayers (1592 - 1667) - photo 1

Pieter Snayers

Pieter Snayers was a Flemish painter known for his panoramic battle scenes, depictions of cavalry skirmishes, attacks on villages, coaches and convoys and hunting scenes. He established his reputation mainly through his topographic battle scenes providing a bird's eye view over the battlefield. He further painted large landscapes and portraits of the aristocracy. He was a regular collaborator of local landscape painters and also Rubens.

After starting his career in Antwerp, he moved to Brussels where he worked for the court. He was the principal military iconographer of the court in Brussels and the appointed court painter with the rank of lieutenant-colonel.

Wikipedia

Date and place of birt:24 november 1592, Antwerp, Belgium
Date and place of death:1667, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Nationality:Belgium
Period of activity: XVII century
Specialization:Artist, Batalist, Landscape painter, Painter, Portraitist
Genre:Genre art, History painting, Military art, Landscape painting, Portrait
Art style:Baroque
Technique:Ink, Chalk, Charcoal, Oil, Oil on canvas

Creators Belgium

Jan-Baptist Daveloose (1807 - 1886)
Jan-Baptist Daveloose
1807 - 1886
Henry Luyten (1859 - 1945)
Henry Luyten
1859 - 1945
Jean François Roffiaen (1820 - 1898)
Jean François Roffiaen
1820 - 1898
Giuseppe Grisoni (1699 - 1769)
Giuseppe Grisoni
1699 - 1769
Hans Memling (1430 - 1494)
Hans Memling
1430 - 1494
Hans Jordaens I (1555 - 1630)
Hans Jordaens I
1555 - 1630
Hermann Courtens (1884 - 1956)
Hermann Courtens
1884 - 1956
Gerard Jozef Portielje (1856 - 1929)
Gerard Jozef Portielje
1856 - 1929
Louis Dubois (1830 - 1880)
Louis Dubois
1830 - 1880
Franciscus Joseph Octave van der Donckt (1757 - 1813)
Franciscus Joseph Octave van der Donckt
1757 - 1813
Guy Peellaert (1934 - 2008)
Guy Peellaert
1934 - 2008
Jacob Leyssens (1661 - 1710)
Jacob Leyssens
1661 - 1710
Guido Deleu (1932)
Guido Deleu
1932
Louis Van Lint (1909 - 1986)
Louis Van Lint
1909 - 1986
Jan Yoors (1922 - 1977)
Jan Yoors
1922 - 1977
Alphonse Asselbergs (1839 - 1916)
Alphonse Asselbergs
1839 - 1916

Creators Baroque

Jacopo Dal Ponte (1510 - 1592)
Jacopo Dal Ponte
1510 - 1592
Marcantonio Franceschini (1648 - 1729)
Marcantonio Franceschini
1648 - 1729
Cornelius Johnson (1593 - 1661)
Cornelius Johnson
1593 - 1661
Nicolas Poussin (1594 - 1665)
Nicolas Poussin
1594 - 1665
Carel de Moor (1655 - 1738)
Carel de Moor
1655 - 1738
Giorgio Duranti (1683 - 1768)
Giorgio Duranti
1683 - 1768
Nicolas Heurtaut (1720 - 1771)
Nicolas Heurtaut
1720 - 1771
Bernardo Cavallino (1616 - 1656)
Bernardo Cavallino
1616 - 1656
Egbert van Heemskerck II (1634 - 1704)
Egbert van Heemskerck II
1634 - 1704
Antonio Cavallucci (1752 - 1795)
Antonio Cavallucci
1752 - 1795
Ivan Ivanovich Bel'sky (1719 - 1799)
Ivan Ivanovich Bel'sky
1719 - 1799
Pietro Novelli (1603 - 1647)
Pietro Novelli
1603 - 1647
Georg Heinrich Joseph Schwabe (1847 - 1924)
Georg Heinrich Joseph Schwabe
1847 - 1924
Silvestro Chiesa (1623 - 1657)
Silvestro Chiesa
1623 - 1657
Jacob van Ruisdael (1628 - 1682)
Jacob van Ruisdael
1628 - 1682
Étienne de La Vallée Poussin (1735 - 1802)
Étienne de La Vallée Poussin
1735 - 1802
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