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Also Known As Frans Snijders
Baptized November 11, 1579
Died August 19, 1657 • Antwerp • Belgium
Movement / Style Baroque art and architecture • Flemish art

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Frans Snyders: Interior of an Office
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Bruegel, Jan, the Elder; Francken, Hieronymus, II: The Archdukes Albert and Isabella Visiting the Collection of Pierre Roose
Jan Bruegel the Elder
Flemish painter
Peter Paul Rubens: self-portrait
Peter Paul Rubens
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David Teniers, the Younger
Flemish painter
Caravaggio: The Conversion of St. Paul (second version)
Caravaggio
Italian painter
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Francisco Herrera, the Younger
Spanish painter
Hondecoeter, Melchior de: The Fight Between a Cock and a Turkey
Melchior de Hondecoeter
Dutch painter
“Quince, Cabbage, Melon, and Cucumber,” oil on canvas by Juan Sánchez Cotán, c. 1602; in the San Diego Museum of Art, Calif.
Juan Sánchez Cotán
Spanish painter
“Flowers in a Glass and Fruit,” painting by Jan Davidsz. de Heem; in the Gemäldegalerie, Dresden
Jan Davidsz de Heem
Dutch painter
Willem Claesz. Heda: Still Life with a Fruit Cake, Wine, Beer, and Nuts
Willem Claesz. Heda
Dutch painter
Mignon, Abraham: Still Life with Flowers and a Watch
Abraham Mignon
German painter
still life by Clara Peeters
Clara Peeters
Flemish painter
Fyt, Jan: still life by the sea
Jan Fyt
Flemish painter
van Dyck, Anthony
Anthony van Dyck
Flemish painter
Peasant Dance by Pieter Bruegel the Elder shows villagers dancing, drinking, and socializing outdoors near rustic buildings, with musicians playing in the foreground.
Pieter Bruegel, the Elder
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Rogier van der Weyden
Netherlandish painter
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Hugo van der Goes
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Quentin Massys
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“The Annunciation,” oil on wood panel by Robert Campin; in the Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts, Brussels
Robert Campin
Flemish painter
Jacob Jordaens: A Merry Company
Jacob Jordaens
Flemish painter
Crayer, Caspar de: The Descent from the Cross
Caspar de Crayer
Flemish painter

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