Saturday, June 4, 2011

Cities under siege by Pieter Snayers (1593-1662)

In a not too distant past, the European continent of many homelands experienced numerous wars caused by various reasons. The Flemish painter Pieter Snayers (1593-1662) presents some situations of cities under siege.


Num passado não muito longínquo a Europa das Pátrias conheceu inúmeras guerras originadas por motivos vários. O pintor Flamengo Pieter Snayers (1593-1662) apresenta diversas situações de cercos a algumas cidades.

Pieter Snayers (1593-1662)-'siege of Gravelines (1644)'-oil on canvas Madrid-Museo del Prado

Pieter Snayers (1593-1662)-'siege of Ostende (eighty year's wao 1601-1604)'-oil on canvas

Pieter Snayers (1593-1662)-'siege of Vienna by Heinrich Mathias von Thurn (1619)'-oil on canvas

Pieter Snayers (1593-1662)-'siege of Groenlo (November 9th 1606)'-oil on canvas

Pieter Snayers (1593-1662)-'siege of Neunburg am Walde (March 18-21, 1641)'-oil on canvas Wien-Heeresgeschichtlisches Museum

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