Pieter Snayers (*1592 in Antwerp, + ca. 1667 in Brussels) was a famous and prolific painter of historic battle scenes.
Please note the battle formations as squares of musketeers, calivermen, pikemen etc., which were charateristic of that period of time.
From top:
- Battle of White Mountain near Prague, Nov. 8, 1620, the first big battle of the Thirty Years War (1618-48)
- Siege of the Fortress of Löwen near Vienna, with many close-ups of weapons and accouterments, such as matchlock muskets, musket rests, drums and lengths of matchcord kept in hand smoldering at both ends
- Siege of Vienna, June 5-12, 1619
- Battle of Lützen, Nov. 16, 1632, where the Swedish King Gustav Adolf died of musket wounds
Best,
Michael
Last edited by Matchlock; 8th December 2013 at 02:14 PM.
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