AST, Balthasar van der
(b. 1594, Middelburg, d. 1657, Delft)

Still-Life

1625
Oil on oak panel, 41 x 28 cm
Private collection

This painting depicts a still-life of variegated tulips in a ceramic vase, with a wasp, a dragonfly, a butterfly and a lizard. It is a characteristic work from the mid-1620s and displays many of the artist's topoi.