Meulener, Pieter, Antwerp 1602 - 1654, Two Equestrian Battles. Counterparts. Oil on canvas, doubl., one signed lower center, Spanish private collection. The main theme in Meulener's battle paintings are - according to his life data - episodes and scenes of the Thirty Years' War. In his style he follows his teacher Pieter Snayers, but in contrast to him he does not paint the battles in a panoramic view, i.e. in the manner of the topographical-analytical battle painting, but restricts himself to the depiction of the battle. His equestrian battles are usually composed in such a way that the horsemen are concentrated in close combat at one point in the picture. 77 x 110 cm

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