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Balthasar Van der Ast
(1593 - 1657)
Bouquet de fleurs et coquillages
Credit:
Photo (C) RMN-Grand Palais (musée du Louvre) / Tony Querrec
musée du Louvre
http://www.louvre.fr
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Keywords:
narcissus (plant)
flower
fritillaire
primrose
grasshopper
insect
shell (representation of)
tulip
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About the artwork
Title:
Bouquet de fleurs et coquillages
Periods:
17th century
modern age
Techniques:
oil on wood
Dimensions:
520 x 420
Inventory number:
RF2001-1
Location:
musée du Louvre
About the author(s)
Author:
Balthasar Van der Ast
Born:
1593
Dead:
1657
Country:
Pays-Bas
See more about this author on Wikipedia:
Balthasar van der Ast
(1593/94 – 7 March 1657) 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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