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Nov 24, 1592 Antwerp, Flemish Region, Belgium Died on 01 Jan 1667 (aged 74)
Flemish battle painter (1592-1667)
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About Peter Snayers
- Peter Snayers or Pieter Snayers (1592–1667) 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.
