Frans Snyders

Frans Snyders or Frans Snijders was a Flemish painter of animals, hunting scenes, market scenes, and still lifes. A versatile artist, his works depict all sorts of foods, utensils and tableware and wide assortment of animals. He was one of the earliest specialist animaliers and he is credited with initiating a wide variety of new still-life and animal subjects in Antwerp. His hunting scenes and still lifes engage the viewer with their dramatic and dynamic effects. He was a regular collaborator with leading Antwerp painters such as Peter Paul Rubens, Anthony van Dyck, Jacob Jordaens and Abraham Janssens.

11 November 1579

Born on the same birth day (11 November): Calista Flockhart • Carl Peter Thunberg • Demi Moore • Dennis Coffey • Ellie Simmonds • Ernest Ansermet • Ernestine Anderson • Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf • Jim Kabia • Lily Miyazaki • Lio Rush • Liudmila Samsonova • Marc Summers • Marsha Mehran • Marshall Crenshaw • Martin Špegelj • Mikako Komatsu • Roy Fredericks • Sam Spiegel • Tomas Pačėsas • Victor Cruz (American football) • Vittorio Brambilla

Born in the same month (November 1579): Albrecht of Hanau-Münzenberg