# BEERT, Osias the Elder [View the canonical artist record]() ## Artist - Profession: painter - School: Flemish ## Biography Flemish painter of still-life and flower pieces. In 1596 he went to study with Andries van Baseroo and became a master in Antwerp in 1602. He married Marguerite Ykens on 8 January 1606 and carried on business as a cork merchant. He is specially noted for his paintings of oysters, which show a masterly feeling for colour and texture. The esteem enjoyed by Beert is indicated by the large number of pupils he had, including, in 1610, Frans van der Borch; in 1615, Frans Ykens; in 1616, Paulus Pontius; and, in 1618, Jan Willemssen. Beert's son, Osias Beert the Younger, was also a painter and became a master in 1645. ## Related artworks - [Bouquet in a Niche]() - [Breakfast Still-Life with Oysters]() - [Still-Life of Fruit]() - [Still-Life on a Plain Wooden Table]() - [Still-life]() - [Still-Life with Cherries and Strawberries in China Bowls \(detail\)]() - [Still-Life with Cherries and Strawberries in China Bowls]() - [Still-Life with Flowers]() - [Still-Life with Oysters and Pastries]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()