Fyt, Jan (1611-1661), Flemish painter and etcher, who was especially skilled at depicting animals and still life.

He was born in Antwerp (now in Belgium) and studied principally with Frans Synders, the greatest of Flemish animal and still-life painters.

Fyt traveled and worked for ten years in France, Holland, and Italy before returning to Antwerp in 1643.

His work is characterized by extreme realism in the depiction of the textures of fur and plumage, as well as by harmonious color and, frequently, bold and dramatic action.

His favorite subjects included dogs—as, for example, Wolves Attacked by Dogs (1652, National Gallery, Oslo)