Balthasar van der Ast

Flowers in a Wan-Li Vase, with Shells

Balthasar van der Ast
Flowers in a Wan-Li Vase, with Shells

Zu sehen in Saal 16

Van der Ast introduced a number of important innovations into flower still-lifes. This bouquet is painted much more freely than those of his predecessors, and is restricted to just a few types of flower. This makes it easier to imagine that this elegant bouquet actually existed.

The flowers exude an air of exclusivity, which is reinforced by the costly vase of Chinese porcelain and the collection of exotic shells.

Technische Daten

Balthasar van der Ast
Flowers in a Wan-Li Vase, with Shells

Zu sehen in Saal 16

Bequest of J.H. Loudon to the Friends of the Mauritshuis Foundation, 1996
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Details

Allgemeine Informationen
Künstler Balthasar van der Ast (Middelburg 1593 - 1657 Delft)
Titel Flowers in a Wan-Li Vase, with Shells
Objektname painting
Inventarnummer 1108
Zu sehen in Saal 16
Material und technische Daten
Technik oil
Material panel
Maße 53 x 43 cm
Inschriften
Signed lower right: .B. vander.Ast

Ursprung

Murk Hotzes Ringnalda (1785-1831), Harlingen; by inheritance to his daughter, Lolkjen Reuneker-Ringnalda (1818-1899), Harlingen; by inheritance to Murco Nicolaas Ringnalda, Leeuwarden; by inheritance to M.N. Roegholt, Baarn, 1952 (on loan to the Mauritshuis, 1966-1967, inv. no. 975); Jonkheer J.H. Loudon, The Hague, 1967; bequest of J.H. Loudon to the Friends of the Mauritshuis Foundation, 1996; on long-term loan from the Friends of the Mauritshuis Foundation, since 1996