Frans Snyders Paintings

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Biography of Frans Snyders

Belgian Baroque painter
born 1579 - died 1657

Student of: Pieter the Younger Brueghel (1564-1638), Abraham Govaerts (1589-1626).
Teacher of: Nicasius Bernaerts (1620-1678), Jan Fyt (1611-1661), Jan Roos (1591-1638)

Frans Snyders was born in 1579 in Antwerp. His parents kept an inn well-known for good food, which many artists frequented. In about 1592-1593, Snyders studied art under Pieter Brueghel the Younger and Hendrik van Balen. Frans Snyders joined the Lukas Guild in 1602 and studied in Italy in 1602-1609. In 1611, he married the sister of the painter Cornelis de Vos.

Apart from his domestic scenes, which showed the Mannerist influence, Snyders created two new categories of painting: the hunting still life, such as Wild Boar Hunt (1649), and the "larder" picture, such as Still Life with a Swan (1613-1620), Flowers, Fruits and Vegetables. Frans Snyders excelled as a painter of still life, transformed it into a lively scene, and also produced minutely observed, dramatic hunting scenes. Frans Snyders was one of Rubens' assistants, who employed him as a specialist for animals, fruit and flowers.