Name Pieter Snyers | ||
Pieter Jan Snyers or Petrus Johannes Snijers (1696 - 21 September 1757) was a Flemish painter.
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Life
Pieter Jan Snyers was born in Antwerp. He was the nephew of Pieter Snyers who was his teacher. He was registered as a pupil with the Antwerp Guild of Saint Luke in 1712–13. It is not clear at which date he became a master in the Antwerp Guild of Saint Luke. He served five times as the deacon of the Guild.
He died in Antwerp.
Work
As Pieter Jan Snyers was likely not a professional painter his works are very scarce. His subjects were hunting scenes and in particular small sized ones.
References
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