Francis Snyders (1579-1657).
A Flemish painter, born at Antwerp. He studied under Henry van Balen and frequented the studio of Rubens. He resided in Antwerp.
Spagnoletto, see Ribera, José.
Junius Brutus Stearns (1810-1885).
Born in Arlington, Vt.; died in Brooklyn, N. Y. He studied at the Academy of Design, New York City, and went to Europe in 1848, returning in 1851. His work was mainly portraiture.
Jan Steen (1626-1679).
Dutch painter, born at Leyden, and studied first under Nicholas Knufer and later with John van Goyen, whose daughter he married. He lived a dissipated life, and his pictures usually represented merrymakings and frolics of the ale-house.
Tommaso Stefano (1324-1356).
The son and scholar of Stefano, Il Florentino. He adhered so closely to Giotto, that he was called Il Giottino. He died at Florence at a young age.
Anthony Stevers (Palamedes) (1600-1673).