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Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640)

• Was a Flemish painter.
• In the period 1636-1638 Frans Snyders was one of the Antwerp artists who assisted Rubens in a large commission for decorations for the hunting pavilion Torre de la Parada of Philip IV of Spain.
• The two artists also worked together on decorations for the Royal Alcazar of Madrid and the royal Buen Retiro Palace in Madrid.
• Snyders painted about 60 hunting paintings and animal pieces after designs by Rubens.
• In 1639 Rubens and Snyders received a follow-up commission for an additional 18 paintings for the hunting pavilion.
• After Peter Paul Rubens' death Snyders acted as one of the appraisers of the inventory of Rubens' collection.
• The displayed painting is a crop from: Peter Paul Rubens, Kristus a Jan Krtitel jako deti. The Infant Christ and St. John the Baptist.
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