{"id":5936,"date":"2022-09-28T14:20:15","date_gmt":"2022-09-28T12:20:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/?post_type=beleef&#038;p=5936"},"modified":"2026-02-05T10:35:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T09:35:26","slug":"peter-snayers-attack-on-travellers","status":"publish","type":"beleef","link":"https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/en\/beleef\/peter-snayers-attack-on-travellers\/","title":{"rendered":"Peter Snayers &#8211; Attack on Travellers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With Koen Fillet and Leen Kelchtermans, Researcher of The Phoebus Foundation<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">War, insecurity, refugees, and economic crisis are just a few suspiciously familiar-sounding keywords that marked the 17th century. Peter Snayers specialised in painting war scenes. Besides large canvases that glorified commanders, he also depicted the ordinary man or woman ravaged by the daily reality of war. A raid on travellers does not usually make it into the history books. However, it is at the center of Attack on Travellers, a work by Snayers which is discussed in this episode of Phoebus Focus. Together with Koen Fillet, Phoebus researcher Leen Kelchtermans revives a forgotten master and a forgotten piece of history.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Episode 7: Overval op reizigers (Peter Snayers) - Leen Kelchtermans\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/7zjmOWCT1f0585HaFaCou0?si=hdQgx3B1ROKMy_OStBDhBw&#038;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1223\" src=\"https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1_0_0_72_RGB-2-2000x1223.jpg\" alt=\"A group of travellers resting along a country road with horses, a covered wagon, and luggage. Some figures converse while others lie exhausted on the ground. The scene unfolds in an open landscape with trees and a river in the distance. Painting by Peter Snayers, ca. 1640\u20131650.\" class=\"wp-image-5932\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1_0_0_72_RGB-2-2000x1223.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1_0_0_72_RGB-2-1200x734.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1_0_0_72_RGB-2-768x470.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1_0_0_72_RGB-2-1536x939.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1_0_0_72_RGB-2-2048x1253.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Peter Snayers, <em>Attack on Travellers<\/em>, c.1640-1650<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Want to know more? Order the&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/en\/shop\/travellers-attacked-by-robbers\/\">Phoebus Focus<\/a>&nbsp;<\/em>publication!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/shop\/oerval-op-reizigers\/\">Order Phoebus Focus<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With Koen Fillet and Leen Kelchtermans, Researcher of The Phoebus Foundation War, insecurity, refugees, and economic crisis are just a few suspiciously familiar-sounding keywords that marked the 17th century. Peter Snayers specialised in painting war scenes. Besides large canvases that glorified commanders, he also depicted the ordinary man or woman ravaged by the daily reality of war. A raid on travellers does not usually make it into the history books. However, it is at the center of Attack on Travellers, a work by Snayers which is discussed in this episode of Phoebus Focus. Together with Koen Fillet, Phoebus researcher Leen Kelchtermans revives a forgotten master and a forgotten piece of history. Want to know more? 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