# AST, Balthasar van der

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## Artist

- Lifespan: 1594–1657
- Profession: painter
- School: Dutch

## Biography

Dutch still-life painter, the brother-in-law of Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder, with whom he trained in Middelburg. He worked in Utrecht before settling in Delft in 1632. His touch was less exquisite than Bosschaert&#39;s, but his range was wider, his paintings often including fruit and shells as well as flowers. Jan Davidsz. de Heem was his pupil in Utrecht.

## Related artworks

- [Basket of Fruits](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/ast-balthasar-van-der-r2eaf7caa946b99/basket-of-fruits-rd495d026226ce7>)
- [Bouquet of Flowers \(deetail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/ast-balthasar-van-der-r2eaf7caa946b99/bouquet-of-flowers-deetail-rfc509a9334200b>)
- [Bouquet of Flowers](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/ast-balthasar-van-der-r2eaf7caa946b99/bouquet-of-flowers-r7fe0a068311ec2>)
- [Flower Still-Life](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/ast-balthasar-van-der-r2eaf7caa946b99/flower-still-life-r7dc346aaa4afaa>)
- [Flower Still-Life](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/ast-balthasar-van-der-r2eaf7caa946b99/flower-still-life-r929c2563d40f8d>)
- [Flower Still-Life with Shell and Insects](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/ast-balthasar-van-der-r2eaf7caa946b99/flower-still-life-with-shell-and-insects-rc0c34fbeb757d1>)
- [Flowers and Fruit](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/ast-balthasar-van-der-r2eaf7caa946b99/flowers-and-fruit-rb5a2194ad10480>)
- [Flowers in a Vase with Shells and Insects](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/ast-balthasar-van-der-r2eaf7caa946b99/flowers-in-a-vase-with-shells-and-insects-r289f5d25944257>)
- [Lizard and Shell](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/ast-balthasar-van-der-r2eaf7caa946b99/lizard-and-shell-r146370341f7158>)
- [Plate with Fruits and Shells](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/ast-balthasar-van-der-r2eaf7caa946b99/plate-with-fruits-and-shells-r93dffd867c7bdc>)
- [Still-Life of Flowers, Shells, and Insects](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/ast-balthasar-van-der-r2eaf7caa946b99/still-life-of-flowers-shells-and-insects-r1ca1344b7addeb>)
- [Still-Life](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/ast-balthasar-van-der-r2eaf7caa946b99/still-life-r1ad03d396c40be>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)