Blumenvase mit Muscheln und Insekten

Flowers in a Vase with Shells and Insects

Balthasar van der Ast trained in the studio of his brother-in-law, Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder, in Middelburg. He worked in his master's precise style, depicting flowers and fruit in carefully balanced compositions. One of Bosschaert's flower still lifes hangs nearby.