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Still Life of Fruit and Flowers

Balthasar van der Ast

1621

Medium

oil on panel

Dimensions

h 39.2cm × w 69.8cm

Collection

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Materials

panel; oil paint (paint)

Object Type

painting

Subject Matter

still life of plants, flowers and fruit; insects: grass-hopper; insects: butterfly; molluscs (+ shell, snail-shell etc.)

Acquisition Method

purchase

Acquired

1904

Notes

Stilleven met vruchten en bloemen. Op een wit tafelkleed enige vruchten op een porseleinen schotel en een bloemboeket in een porseleinen vaas. Verd...

Collection Type

paintings

About Balthasar van der Ast

1593–1657 • Dutch Republic

Brother-in-law of Ambrosius Bosschaert, in whose household he lived for a time. Known for his still life paintings incorporating shells, flowers, and insects.