Still Life of Flowers, Fruit, Shells, and Insects, c. 1629, Birmingham Museum of Art
Born
1593 or 1594
Middelburg, Zeeland, Dutch Republic
Died
1657
Delft, Holland, Dutch Republic
Education
Ambrosius Bosschaert
Known for
Painting
Movement
Dutch Golden Age painting
Balthasar van der Ast (Middelburg, 1593/94 – Delft, 7 March 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.[1]
His lifetime of works was once summarized by an Amsterdam doctor who said, "In flowers, shells and lizards, beautiful".[2]
^Irene Haberland. "Ast, Balthasar van der." Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press. Web. 2 May. 2016
^Birmingham Museum of Art (2010). Birmingham Museum of Art : guide to the collection. [Birmingham, Ala]: Birmingham Museum of Art. p. 166. ISBN 978-1-904832-77-5.
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