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Balthasar van der Ast
Dutch painter
Balthasar van der Ast | |
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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 Agepainter 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]
Biography
[edit]Balthasar van der Ast was born in Middelburg in the Southern Dutch province of Zeeland, in the family of a prosperous