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| Keywords: Van der Ast, Balthasar, Still Life, Shells, Carnations, Lily of the valley, Crocii, Rose, Plums, Cherries and Insests on a Ledge, 1630s-50s.jpg Artwork Creator Balthasar van der Ast Catalogue Entry In seventeenth-century Europe Dutch artists were the leading innovators in the new genre of still life and the practitioners chose specialties Balthasar van der Ast who was established in Middelburg and Utrecht before spending the greatest part of his career in Delft painted combinations of flowers fruits and shells either gathering the flowers in vases or spreading them on tables as here He was one of the earliest artists to add insects like the worm bumblebee and mayfly in this painting Hidden meanings are common in still life and can range from the cycle of seasons spring flowers Âcontrasting with summer fruits to the continents the exotic shells evoking distant oceans On a spiritual level the still life alludes to the vanitas theme since one of the plums has been partially eaten and an insect ™s life is notoriously short Gallery Label This painting which has hidden meanings reflects the seventeenth-century Dutch practice of collecting and representing exotic flowers and shells But the flora in decay the short-lived insects and the purple plums with red juice symbolizing Christ ™s suffering and death introduce a vanitas theme The pleasing image thus suggests the transience of human life and the eternity of spiritual life 1630s-50s Oil wood panel Size cm 24 1 32 3 <br> frame Size cm 34 9 43 5 7 3 Institution Princeton University Art Museum European Art object history Private collection until 1986; sale Christie ™s New York January 15 1986 lot 163 ; private collection New Jersey until 1990; sale Christie ™s New York May 31 1990 lot 147 bought in; anonymous gift to Princeton University Art Museum exhibition history credit line Anonymous gift accession number y1994-77 place of creation Princeton University Art Museum PD-old-100 1657 cite book Steward James Christen Princeton University Art Museum Handbook of the Collections Revised and Expanded Edition 2013 Princeton University Art Museum Princeton NJ 978-0943012414 2nd 201 cite web Still Life Shells Carnations Lily of the valley Crocii Rose Plums Cherries and Insects on a Ledge y1994-77 http //artmuseum princeton edu/collections/objects/34137 Princeton University Art Museum European paintings in the Princeton University Art Museum 1650 Paintings in the Princeton University Art Museum 1650 European art in the Princeton University Art Museum 1650 Dutch paintings in the Princeton University Art Museum 1650 Paintings by Balthasar van der Ast Still life paintings in the Princeton University Art Museum 1650 Still-life paintings of living animals 17th-century still life paintings of flowers 17th-century still life paintings of food Still life paintings of shells Uploaded with UploadWizard | ||||
