Art, literature & historyBalthasar van der Ast
1593–1657
Selected artwork
Vase with a single tulip
c. 1625
Mauritshuis
Other names (36)
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Biography
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.
His lifetime of works was once summarized by an Amsterdam doctor who said, "In flowers, shells and lizards, beautiful".
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Influenced by
- Ambrosius Bosschaerteditorial inference
Evidence
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Museums & collections
Documented holdings of works attributed to Balthasar van der Ast. Check the museum’s record for current display information.
- National Gallery of Art2 recorded works
- Mauritshuis1 recorded work
- musée de la Chartreuse — Douai1 recorded work
- musée des beaux-arts — Lille1 recorded work
- musée municipal — Cambrai1 recorded work
- The Cleveland Museum of Art1 recorded work
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art1 recorded work