Pieter Snayers
(1592–1667) Flemish painter (1592-1667)
Pieter Snayers (1592–1667) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Pieter Snayers belongs to the chapter ‘The Baroque’ in this site’s history of art.
Pieter Snayers was born in Antwerp and died in Brussels. Pieter Snayers worked in Antwerp, Brussels, and Madrid. Pieter Snayers became a member of Antwerp Guild of Saint Luke. The students included Adam Frans van der Meulen.
The best-known works include ‘A siege of a city, thought to be the siege of Gulik by the Spanish under the command of Hendrik van den Bergh, 5 September 1621-3 February 1622’ and ‘The Battle of Fleurus, 1622’. The works belong mainly to the genre battle painting. The catalogue has 65 works by Pieter Snayers with free images. The dated works span the years 1601–1750. Works by Pieter Snayers are held by several collections, among them Kunsthistorisches Museum, Pradomuseet, Nationalmuseum, and Kungliga museet för sköna konster i Belgien.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Jacob Symonsz. Pynas, Duo Wang, Claes Corneliszoon Moeyaert, Gerard van Honthorst, and Jacques Sarazin.