Artist: Balthasar van der Ast Painting: Flowers in a Vase with Shells and Insects Introduction: Date probably c.1619
Medium oil on panel
Dimensions 47 X 36.8 cm (18.5 X 14.5 in)
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(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.
. Related Artists to Balthasar van der Ast : | Bernaert de Ryckere | Ignacio Pinazo | Jacques-Louis David | Philip de Laszlo | Mellen, Mary Blood |