Een slapende hond
1589 - 1657
Medium
prepared paper
Dimensions
104; 200
About this artwork
height 104 mm x width 200 mm
Art Historical Context
Behold the tranquil charm of *Een slapende hond*A Sleeping Dog), a drawing by Flemish Baroque master Frans Snyders (1579–1657). Rendered on prepared paper—a technique often used in the 17th century to create a smooth, tinted ground for detailed work—this intimate sketch measures just 104 mm high by 200 mm wide, inviting close contemplation like a whispered secret from the artist's studio. Snyders, a pioneer of animal painting in Antwerp's vibrant art scene, was renowned for his lifelike depictions of wildlife, honed through collaborations with Peter Paul Rubens and his own menagerie of live a...
About the Artist
Frans Snijders · 1579–1657
Franz Snyders studied with Pieter Breughel the Younger in 1593 and perhaps with Hinrock van Balen. He was made a master of the Antwerp guild in 1602, and went to Italy in 1608, returning to Antwerp from Milan the following year. He married Margaretha de Vos, the sister of Cornelis and Pieter de Vos, and soon acquired a reputation. Van Dyck considered him the best of the collaborators of Rubens.