Still Life with Flowers

Balthasar van der Ast (signed by artist), c. 1625 - c. 1630

A magnificent bouquet of tulips, roses, iris, columbine and gillyflowers is set in a ribbed glass vase. The artist first made a detailed drawing on the prepared panel before beginning to paint. In the intervening centuries, some of the pigments, primarily the lighter colours, have become transparent, allowing the underdrawing to show through.

Artwork typepainting
Object numberSK-A-2103
Dimensionsheight 59 cm x width 43 cm, height 75.8 cm x width 59.8 cm
Physical characteristicsolieverf op paneel

Identification

Title(s)
Still Life with Flowers
Object type
Object number
SK-A-2103
Description
Bloemstilleven. In een glazen fles een boeket met tulpen, rozen, anjelieren, irissen, koekoeksbloemen en akeleien. Op het tafelblad een hagedis, een rups en enige schelpen.
Inscriptions / marks
signature, bottom left: ‘. B.vander.Ast ..’
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Creation

Creation
painter: Balthasar van der Ast (signed by artist)
Dating
c. 1625 - c. 1630
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Material and technique

Physical description
olieverf op paneel
Material
Dimensions
- height 59 cm x width 43 cm
- height 75.8 cm x width 59.8 cm

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Acquisition and rights

Credit line
A.A. des Tombe Bequest, The Hague
Copyright
Public domain
Provenance
...; ? collection the Van Citters family;{Handwritten catalogue of the Des Tombe collection, n.d., HUA, PA 26, Des Tombe archive 26, no. 108: `13 B. van der Ast, Bloemen in eene vaas met schelpen en een hagedis, paneel afkomstig als boven´ (from the Van Citters family); see also the main entry.} by descent to Arnoldus Andries des Tombe (1818-1902), The Hague; by whom bequeathed to the museum, 1903; on loan to the Noordbrabants Museum, ´s-Hertogenbosch, since 2002

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