#Still lives of grapes by Frans Snyders

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Vendémiaire.

The first month of the French Republican calendar established by the National Constituent Assembly, vendémiaire came from the Occitan word vendemiaire, which means “grape harvester”. It began with the autumnal equinox and meant the season of vintage of the grape in France.

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FYT, Jan Flemish painter (b. 1611, Antwerpen, d. 1661, Antwerpen) Baroque Venison and Basket of Grapes Watched by a Cat 1650s Oil on canvas, 100 x 140 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris

Jan Fyt was trained by Frans Snyders, a collaborator of Rubens specializing in still-lifes and animal painting. Fyt combined those two activities in a highly decorative type of painting, whose lively treatment and a vigor was indebted to Rubens.