SNYDERS, Frans
(b. 1579, Antwerpen, d. 1657, Antwerpen)

Still-Life with Fruit Basket and Game

c. 1620
Oil on canvas, 92 x 136 cm
Staatliche Museen, Berlin

Son of the owner of one of the largest restaurants in Antwerp, famous for its abundance of vegetables, fruit, fish and game, Snyders found rich material for his paintings. Snyders created his own individual concept of still life painting, which was monumental, decorative and dynamic.