Balthasar van der Ast
Painting, Visual Artist
1593 – 1657
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Who was Balthasar van der Ast?
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. He was born in Middelburg and died at Delft.
His lifetime of works was once summarized by an Amsterdam doctor who said, "In flowers, shells and lizards, beautiful".
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- Born
- 1593
Middelburg - Nationality
- Netherlands
- Lived in
- Middelburg
- Died
- Mar 7, 1657
Delft
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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