Still Life with Dead Game, Fruits, and Vegetables in a Market, Frans Snyders (1614)

Still Life with Dead Game, Fruits, and Vegetables in a Market, Frans Snyders (1614)

Frans Snyders’s Still Life with Dead Game, Fruits, and Vegetables in a Market bursts with abundance and chaos in equal measure. A lavish spread of game, produce, and market goods is disrupted by the small dramas of daily life—two roosters locked in combat, a cat poised to strike, and a pickpocket working the distracted crowd. Painted from a low vantage point, the scene pulls the viewer into its teeming activity, making them both observer and participant.

As the preeminent Flemish master of monumental still lifes, Snyders infused his compositions with energy and narrative flair. Here, the meticulous rendering of fur, feathers, and fruit meets a sly commentary on human nature. A frequent collaborator with Peter Paul Rubens, Snyders brought the same vitality to standalone works like this—turning a market scene into an opulent stage for both beauty and mischief.

Cotton and polyester canvas on Radiata pine wood frame sourced from renewable forests. Includes back mounting.