Balthasar van der Ast, born in Middelburg, Netherlands, in 1593 and died in Delft on March 7, 1657, immortalized himself through his artistic work as a painter of still lifes. An art print of his works is like a window into the world of 17th-century Dutch painting, a time of burgeoning commerce and wealth, reflected in the carefully rendered details of his works. Every brushstroke, every nuance of color in his depictions of flowers, fruits and snail shells reveals an appreciation for the beautiful and ephemeral in the world.
Balthasar van der Ast's life was marked by art and family. After his father's death, he moved in with his sister Maria, who was married to the renowned flower painter Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder. Influenced by him, van der Ast developed his own unique style. He specialized in still lifes, but enlivened his compositions with additional elements such as insects and lizards. He was particularly fascinated by Chinese bowls, which came into the possession of wealthy Dutchmen as a result of the burgeoning trade with East Asia. With an almost obsessive care and attention to detail, he immortalized these objects in his paintings. His passion for detail and symbolism made him a master of his art. Some of the insects in his paintings have symbolic functions and represent transience and perishability. The delicate butterfly refers to the rapid perishability of flowers, while other insects point to the perishability of fruit. Despite the seasonal incompatibility of some flowers, van der Ast depicted them together in one painting, creating a timeless beauty that is revealed in his works.
Two special events in the recent past have brought Balthasar van der Ast back into the spotlight. In 2016, a painting by the painter that had been lost for decades was rediscovered by chance in a private home in Bonn. This discovery triggered a wave of admiration and led to an exhibition at the Suermondt-Ludwig Museum in Aachen and the Herzogliches Museum Gotha. Just one year later, in 2017, a painting by van der Ast stolen during World War II returned to the Suermondt-Ludwig Museum. An art print by Balthasar van der Ast is more than just a reproduction of a work of art. It is a tribute to the artist and the time in which he lived, and represents a link between the past and the present. It allows us to enjoy and appreciate in our own home the beauty and transience that van der Ast so impressively put on canvas.
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.jpg "Still Life of Flowers in a Roemer with Two Shells by Balthasar van der Ast")
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.jpg "Irises, Roses and other flowers in a porcelain vase with shells by Balthasar van der Ast")
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.jpg "Irises, roses, columbine, hyacinth and a tulip in a black pottery pitcher, with seashells and a grasshopper on a stone ledge by Balthasar van der Ast")
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.jpg "Grapes, Apples, a Peach and Plums in a Basket with Lily of the Valley by Balthasar van der Ast")
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.jpg "A Parakeet on an Upturned Basket, with Fruit, a Pewter Plate, a Vase of Flowers, Insects, a Lizard and Shells on a Stone Ledge by Balthasar van der Ast")
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.jpg "Carnations, a Parrot Tulip, a Grasshopper and a Lizard on a Ledge by Balthasar van der Ast")
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.jpg "A Vase of Flowers, 1620-1629 by Balthasar van der Ast")
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.jpg "Fruit Still Life with Shells and Tulip. 1620 by Balthasar van der Ast")
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.jpg "A Single Tulip in a Vase by Balthasar van der Ast")
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.jpg "A tulip, a carnation, spray of forget-me-nots, with a shell, a lizard and a grasshopper, on a ledge, a dragonfly in flight by Balthasar van der Ast")
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.jpg "A Wicker Basket with Flowers and Shells on a Stone-ledge by Balthasar van der Ast")
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.jpg "Still Life with Fruits, Flowers and Parrots (also called Still Life with Fruits, Shells and Insects) by Balthasar van der Ast")
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.jpg "Fruit on a Dish, Flowers in a Wanli Kraak Porselein Vase, Sprigs of Cherries and Redcurrants, Seashells, a Rose, a Tulip, a Pink, a Lizard, a Snail and a Red Admiral on a Stone Ledge, Dragonflies Above by Balthasar van der Ast")
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