Pieter Meulener (1602 - 1654), A Cavalry Battle Scene Between Dutch And Spanish Horsemen

Pieter Meulener
Flemish painter
Antwerp 1602 – 1654 Antwerp
A cavalry battle between Dutch and Spanish horsemen
Oil on panel : 41,7 X 69,8 cm
Monogramed lower centre “PM”
Frame : 62,0 X 90,7 cm

Sebastiaen Vrancx, Pieter Snayers and Pieter Meulener were the best-known Flemish battle scene painters during the Eighty Year’s War.
Our painting dates from after 1645; Meulener died in 1654.

In those days military uniforms did not yet exist; one recognized an ennemy by the colour of the sash he was wearing around his middle: red for the Spanish cavalrymen, orange for the Dutch.

All my paintings stand fully documented on my website:
https://www.jeanmoust.com/categories/battle-scenes-and-military-subjects/meulener-pieter-2024/a-cavalry-battle-between-dutch-and -spanish-horsemen-4585921