Balthasar van der Ast

1593–1657 · Dutch Republic · Baroque

Balthasar van der Ast was a Dutch Golden Age painter who specialized in still lifes of flowers and fruit, as well as painting a number of remarkable shell still lifes; he is considered to be a pioneer in the genre of shell painting. Wikipedia

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Works

“Still Life of Fruit on a Kraak Porcelain Dish”, 1617 — Dresden State Art Collections
“Flowers in a Wan-Li Vase”, 1620s — Suermondt-Ludwig-Museum
“Still-life with Dish of Fruits”, 1623 — Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille
“Flowers in a Vase with Shells and Insects”, 1630s — National Gallery
“Still Life with Shells and an Autumn Crocus”, 1630 — Centraal Museum
“Still Life with Apple Blossoms”, 1635 — Gemäldegalerie
“Still Life of Fruit”, 1623 — Centraal Museum
“Still Life with Rose and Iris”, 1615–1657 — Centraal Museum
“Plate with Fruits and Shells”, 1630 — Hermitage Museum
“Still Life with Fruits, Shells and Insects”, 1620s — Hermitage Museum
“Still Life with Fruits”, 1620 — Mauritshuis
“Flowers in a Wan-Li Vase”, 1623 — Mauritshuis
“Flowers in a Wan-Li Vase, with Shells”, 1645 — Mauritshuis
“Still Life with Flowers”, 1627 — Rijksmuseum
“Flowers, Shells, Butterflies, and Grasshopper”, 1645 — Louvre
“Chinese Vase with Flowers, Shells and Insects”, 1628 — Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum
“Vase of Flowers by a Window”, 1645 — Georgium
“Flowers in a Glass Vase”
“Basket of Fruits”, 1622 — Gebruder Douwes
“Still Life with Flowers, Fruit, and Shells”, 1640s — Musée de la Chartreuse de Douai

Balthasar van der Ast

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