Pieter Jan Snyers
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Pieter Jan Snyers was born in Antwerp.[1] He was the nephew of Pieter Snyers who was his teacher.[2] He was registered as a pupil of Pieter Snyers at the Antwerp Guild of Saint Luke in 1712–13. He was not registered as master at the guild as he was an amateur painter.[1] He served five times as the deacon of the Guild.[3]
When his uncle Pieter Snyers died in 1752, Pieter Jan inherited his large collection of art which included works of major artists of the preceding century.[4] As heir to his considerable art collection which was fairly well documented, Snyers' name regularly appears as one of the names in the provenance of Flemish and Dutch master paintings.[5]
He died in Antwerp.[1]
