Still-Life
by AST, Balthasar van der, Oil on oak panel, 26 x 36 cm
This painting depicts a still-life with roses, tulips, irises and other flowers in a wicker basket, with fruit and insects on a ledge. The influence of Balthasar van der Ast’s brother-in-law and teacher, Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder, is plainly visible in the motifs, the overall composition, and in the painterly effects of this still-life.