Balthasar van der Ast

Flowers in a Wan-Li Vase, with Shells

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

On view in Room 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.

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

On view in Room 16

Bequest of J.H. Loudon to the Friends of the Mauritshuis Foundation, 1996
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General information
Artist Balthasar van der Ast (Middelburg 1593 - 1657 Delft)
Title Flowers in a Wan-Li Vase, with Shells
Object name painting
Inventory number 1108
On view in Room 16
Material and technical details
Technique oil
Material panel
Dimensions 53 x 43 cm
Inscriptions
Signed lower right: .B. vander.Ast

Provenance

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