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1593/94 Middelburg, Zeeland, Holland - 1656 Delft, Holland. Known for: Floral, shell, insects and fruit still life painting.
Balthasar van der Ast (1593/94-1657) 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... Read full biography
Balthasar van der Ast (1593/94-1657) 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. His still lifes often contain insects and lizards.... Read full biography
Balthasar van der Ast (1593/94-1657) 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. His still lifes often contain insects and lizards. He was born in Middelburg and died at Delft. His lifetime of works was once summarized by an Amsterdam doctor who said, "In flowers, shells and lizards, beautiful". Balthasar van der Ast was born in... Read full biography
Balthasar van der Ast (1593/94-1657) 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. His still lifes often contain insects and lizards. He was born in Middelburg and died at Delft. His lifetime of works was once summarized by an Amsterdam doctor who said, "In flowers, shells and lizards, beautiful". Balthasar van der Ast was born in Middelburg in the Southern Dutch province of Zeeland, in the family of a prosperous wool merchant. His birth was not recorded, but years later, on June 30, 1618, his older brother Jacob's legal action indicated that Balthasar was around 25 years old... Read full biography
Balthasar van der Ast (1593/94-1657) 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. His still lifes often contain insects and lizards. He was born in Middelburg and died at Delft. His lifetime of works was once summarized by an Amsterdam doctor who said, "In flowers, shells and lizards, beautiful". Balthasar van der Ast was born in Middelburg in the Southern Dutch province of Zeeland, in the family of a prosperous wool merchant. His birth was not recorded, but years later, on June 30, 1618, his older brother Jacob's legal action indicated that Balthasar was around 25 years old at the time, making his birth date 1593 or 1594. His father, Hans, was a widower, and when he died in 1609, Bathasar moved in wit... Read full biography
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Art Media
- •Oil Paint
Art Subject
- •Still Life
Added Description
- •Dutch Golden Age Artist, 17th and 18th Centuries