Artist
Frans Snyders
Flemish, 1579–1657
Frans Snyders was a Flemish Flemish Baroque painting painter. 98 works are cataloged here, principally at Museo del Prado, most of them oil paintings. Frans Snyders was born in Antwerp.
Still life of fruit in a basket together with game, a bowl of fraises-de-bois, artichokes, asparagus and a squirrel upon a table draped with a red cloth
Still Life with Grapes and Game
Still Life with Flowers, Grapes, and Small Game Birds
The Fruit Shop
Fish Market
Still Life with Dead Game, Fruits, and Vegetables in a Market
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.
Works by Frans Snyders
- Still life of fruit in a basket together with game, a bowl of fraises-de-bois, artichokes, asparagus and a squirrel upon a table draped with a red cloth
- Still Life with Grapes and Game
- Still Life with Flowers, Grapes, and Small Game Birds
- The Fruit Shop
- Fish Market
- Still Life with Dead Game, Fruits, and Vegetables in a Market
Larder Still life
Still Life with Huntsman
Still Life with a Dead Stag
A bull overpowered by dogs
A Little Owl and a Flock of Birds
Fish market
Still Life with Small Game, Basket of Fruit, Goldfinches and a Squirrel
Still Life with Fruit on a Table
Still Life
Vixens Chased by Dogs
Fox and cat
Collections represented
Movements & circles
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