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Balthasar van der Ast

(1593-1657)
Dutch painter
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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.

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Born
1593
Middelburg, Zeeland, Dutch Republic
Died
1657 (aged 63)
Delft, Holland, Dutch Republic
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