(1593/94 - 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.
Related Paintings of Balthasar van der Ast :. | Details of St.Eligius | In the Orchard | Noli me tangere | The Marriage of the Virgin (mk25) | Pudica | Related Artists: Elias Vonck Dutch , Amsterdam 1605-1652
Emilian School painted Ludovico Carracci in 17th century
Johan Frederik Gerhard painted Self-portrait in 1754