Two Dogs on a Bank

Frans Snyders was a Flemish artist famous for his depiction of animals and one of the first specialists in animal painting. He frequently collaborated with Peter Paul Rubens on pictures that required any kind of animal. In addition to his many paintings, Snyders did drawings depicting animals. Two Dogs on a Bank is similar to other drawings of dogs by Snyders, but, though well rendered, lacks something of their precision and vivacity. The drawing stands out for its trois crayons technique, that is the use of three colors--red, black, and white--and for the use of gray-blue paper. This technique of drawing was popularized by Rubens. The subject itself, a contentedly sleeping dog with a companion, embodies the well-being of an animal; it suggests both companionship within the non-human world and connection with its natural surroundings.

-Brianna Gettier

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