Balthasar van der Ast

Flowers in a Wan-Li Vase, with Shells

1108 detail signatuur
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1108 ingelijst
1108 voorzijde
1108 voorzijde

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

Visible à Salle 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.

Détails techniques
1108 voorzijde

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

Visible à Salle 16

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

Informations générales
Artiste Balthasar van der Ast (Middelburg 1593 - 1657 Delft)
Titre Flowers in a Wan-Li Vase, with Shells
Nom de l'objet painting
Numéro d'inventaire 1108
Visible à Salle 16
Détails des matériaux et techniques
Technique oil
Matériau panel
Dimensions 53 x 43 cm
Inscriptions
Signed lower right: .B. vander.Ast

Origine

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