Peter Snayers

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, 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.

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1. date of birth: 1592-11-24 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of death: 1621 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of death: 1667 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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