Pieter Snayers, 1592-1667: battle painter of the 17th century

Abstract

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 Verlag 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.