Larder Still Life
c. 1616 - c. 1625
Frans Snyders was the master of making dead animals look deliciously abundant in 17th-century Flanders. In this lavish 'larder' scene, a slaughtered deer takes center stage, its limbs awkwardly splayed next to a massive boar's head and a shockingly bright red lobster. To the left, a basket overflows with ripe peaches and grapes, while artichokes and a vase of delicate flowers add a touch of elegance to the raw meat. Snyders was actually good friends with Peter Paul Rubens, and the two often collaborated—Rubens would paint the people, and Snyders would handle the mouth-watering food and animals!
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