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

Still-Life

1620s
Oil on oak panel, 26 x 36 cm
Private collection

This painting depicts a still-life with roses, tulips, irises and other flowers in a wicker basket, with fruit and insects on a ledge. The influence of Balthasar van der Ast's brother-in-law and teacher, Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder, is plainly visible in the motifs, the overall composition, and in the painterly effects of this still-life.




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