Pieter Snayers, 1592-1667
Subtitle: battle painter of the 17th century
By: Roland Sennewald ; in cooperation with Pavel Hrnčiřík ; translated by Dr. Jan Eschbach
Contributors: Snayers, Peter, 1592-after 1666; Hrnčiřík, Pavel, contributor; Eschbach, Jan, 1971- translator
Publisher: Zeughaus Verlag GmbH
Published: 2018
Place of publication: Berlin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 424
ISBN-13: 9783963600012
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: Battles in art
Other titles: Battle painter of the 17th century; Battle painter of the seventeenth century
Description: Pieter Snayers was in many ways the premier battlepainter of the 30-Years War as he excelled in making large, detailed and often surprisingly accurate "birds-eye view" paintings of battles and sieges. His paintings are also one of the best sources of information about the dress and equipment of soldiers during the period. His paintings are scattered across a large number of museums and private collections and only a limited number are available online. But soon it will be possible to view about 100 of his paintings from the comfort of your living room. German publisher Zeughaus Verlarg will be publishing a book on Snayers jointly written by Roland Sennewald and Pavel Hrncirik which will show each included painting on both a double page spread and with close ups of interesting parts.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 414-417) and index.