Going to the Market
Artist
Frans Snyders
(Flemish, 1579-1657)
Dateca. 1620
Object number58.0076
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensions72 13/16 × 58 1/16 in. (185 × 147.5 cm)
frame: 81 1/2 × 66 1/4 × 2 1/2 in. (207 × 168.3 × 6.4 cm)
frame: 81 1/2 × 66 1/4 × 2 1/2 in. (207 × 168.3 × 6.4 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineMuseo de Arte de Ponce. The Luis A. Ferré Foundation, Inc.
Collections
DescriptionMarket scenes, a subspecialty in Flemish painting that combined elements of genre paintings and still lifes, were Snyders’ strong suit. His artworks, initially inspired by the production of artists such as Pieter Aertsen, show a profusion of food, an infinite variety of animals, fruits, and vegetables, which he represented in great detail. Snyders was born and developed his career in Antwerp, the most important commercial and artistic center of the region during the first decades of the seventeenth century. These scenes, full of fresh produce and overflowing with figures carefully modeled with light and shadow, reflect the prosperity of the time, particularly during the Twelve Years’ Truce (1609-1621), the peace treaty signed between Spain and the northern provinces. Snyders’ unparalleled talent for faithfully representing the varied textures and surfaces of his objects was admired by Peter Paul Rubens, who frequently employed him to paint animals, fruits, and still lifes in his compositions.
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