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Frans Snyders

Frans Snyders, November 11, 1579 – August 19, 1657, was a Flemish painter born and based in Antwerp. He was recorded as a pupil of Pieter Brueghel the Younger in 1593 and later trained with Hendrick van Balen. He became a master in the Antwerp Guild of Saint Luke in 1602 and traveled to Rome and Milan in 1608–1609.

After returning to Antwerp, Snyders worked with Peter Paul Rubens and collaborated with artists including Anthony van Dyck, Jacob Jordaens, and Jan Wildens. He served as dean of the Guild of Saint Luke in 1628. Jan Fyt was among the painters who worked in his workshop.

Snyders produced still lifes, market scenes, hunting scenes, and animal paintings. His works are held by the Museo Nacional del Prado, Louvre Museum, State Hermitage Museum, Alte Pinakothek, National Gallery of Art, and Art Institute of Chicago, among other collections.