
Balthasar Van Der Ast
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 368 years ago |
Born | Middelburg |
Netherlands | |
Date of died | March 7,1657 |
Died | Delft |
Netherlands | |
Periods | Baroque |
Dutch Golden Age | |
Job | Painter |
Period by artworks | Baroque |
Dutch Golden Age | |
Known for | Painting |
Works | Basket of Flowers |
Still Life with Flowers | |
On view | Rijksmuseum |
National Gallery of Art | |
Toledo Museum of Art | |
Date of birth | January 1,1593 |
Nationality | Dutch |
Education | Ambrosius Bosschaert |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 502978 |
Balthasar Van Der Ast Life story
Balthasar van der Ast 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.