Peter Snayers, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Peter Snayers

Flemish battle painter (1592-1667)

Date of Birth: 24-Nov-1592

Place of Birth: Antwerp, Flemish Region, Belgium

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1667

Profession: painter

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

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.



Alternative names	Rubens, Pierre Paul Rubens, Pieter Paul Rubens, Sir Peter Paul Rubens
Description	Flemish painter, sculptor, draughtsman and printmaker
Date of birth/death	28 June 1577	30 May 1640
Location of birth/death	Siegen	Antwerp
Work location	Antwerp (1589-1600), Mantua (9 May 1600-1608), Spain (1603), Antwerp (1608-1640), Netherlands (1612), Paris (23 May 1623-29 June 1623, 4 February 1625-9 June 1625), Calais (November 1626), Paris (December 1626), Brussels (1627), Netherlands (10 July 1627-6 August 1627), Spain (26 August 1628-29 April 1629), London (18 May 1629-23 March 1630), Brussels (1631), Netherlands (November 1631), Affligem (September 1634)
Authority control	: Q5599 VIAF: 56647196 ISNI: 0000 0001 2134 1267 ULAN: 500002921 LCCN: n79055561 NLA: 36442606 WorldCat