The Battle of Lützen, 1632
Peter Snayers · 1642
Why it's great
Armies clash across a wide plain at the Battle of Lützen in 1632, where the Swedish king Gustavus Adolphus won the battle but was killed. Peter Snayers painted it in 1642.
🏛️ Part of history
The Thirty Years' War & the Dutch Revolt (1568–1648) — Armies clash across a wide plain at the Battle of Lützen in 1632, where the Swedish king Gustavus Adolphus won the battle but was killed.
Where to see it
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Peter Snayers was a Flemish painter born in Antwerp in 1592. He became the court painter to the Archduke in Brussels and was famous for his panoramic battle scenes, often showing real battles of the Thirty Years' War. He died in Brussels in 1667.
