Balthasar van der Ast
1593–1657 · Baroque
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.
38 paintings
- Tulips, roses and other flowers in a basket on a table, with shells, fruit, a lizard and a butterfly
- Sea Shells (1650)
- Still life with a bowl of fruit surrounded by flowers, shells, fruit, insects and a parrot (1633)
- Flowers in a Glass Vase with next to ith shells and an insect (1650)
- Still Life with Basket of Shells, a Plate with Fruits and Insects
- A basket with cherries, apples, peaches and a bunch of grapes, surrounded by apples, peaches, shells, bees and a dragonfly (1647)
- Roses, tulips, irises and other flowers in a wicker basket, with fruit and insects on a ledge (1657)
- Pink Carnation (1620)
- Still Life of Flowers, Fruit, Shells, and Insects (1629)
- Still Life with a Basket of Flowers (1630)
- Still Life with Fruit and Shells (1632)
- Still-life with Dish of Fruits (1623)
- Floral Still Life with Shells (1622)
- Still Life with Flowers, Fruit, and Shells (1640)
- Vase of Flowers by a Window (1645)
- Flower Still Life in a Glass Vase in front of a Niche with Butterfly, Lizard, Fly and Dragonfly (1657)
- Flower Still Life in a Glass Vase (1624)
- Still Life of Fruit (1623)
- Stilleven met vruchten (1648)
- Still Life with Rose and Iris (1650)
- Still life with fruit and shells (1626)
- Bouquet in a Wan-Li Vase with a Gilt Mount (1619)
- Still Life with Shells and Flowers (1638)
- Still-life with Dish of Fruit (1623)
- Still Life with Apple Blossoms (1635)
- Vase with a single tulip (1625)
- Shells on a Table (1650)
- Still Life with Fruits (1620)
- Flowers in a Wan-Li Vase (1623)
- Flowers in a Wan-Li Vase, with Shells (1645)
- Flowers in a Vase with Shells and Insects (1630)
- Basket of Fruits (c. 1622)
- Basket of Flowers (c. 1622)
- Still Life with Flowers (1627)
- Still Life with Fruits and Flowers (1620)
- Stilleben (1605-1657)
- Stilleben med frugt og to papegøjer (1623)
- Chinese Vase with Flowers, Shells and Insects (1628)