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Balthasar van der Ast

1593 - 1657

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Balthasar van der Ast (Middelburg, 1593/94 – Delft, 7 March 1657) was a Dutch Golden Age painter who specialized in still lifes of flowers and fruit, as well as painting a number of remarkable shell still lifes; he is considered to be a pioneer in the genre of shell painting. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Balthasar van der Ast has received more than 82,590 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Balthasar van der Ast is the 474th most popular painter (up from 631st in 2019), the 192nd most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 256th in 2019) and the 44th most popular Dutch Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Balthasar van der Ast ranks 474 out of 2,023. Before him are Godfrey Kneller, Melozzo da Forlì, Abraham Brueghel, Louise Abbéma, Mariotto Albertinelli, and Hannah Höch. After him are Thomas Lawrence, Jean Clouet, Lyubov Popova, Marià Fortuny, André Lhote, and Frits Thaulow.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1593, Balthasar van der Ast ranks 9. Before him are Jacob Jordaens, Mumtaz Mahal, Toyotomi Hideyori, Nicolaes Tulp, George I Rákóczi, and Matthäus Merian. After him are Catherine de' Medici, Governor of Siena, Anthony van Diemen, George Herbert, William, Margrave of Baden-Baden, Sultan Agung of Mataram, and Jean de Brébeuf. Among people deceased in 1657, Balthasar van der Ast ranks 5. Before him are William Harvey, Bohdan Khmelnytsky, Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor, and Frans Snyders. After him are Clara Peeters, Kâtip Çelebi, Gustav Horn, Count of Pori, Jacob van Campen, Laura Mancini, Andrew Bobola, and Nicole, Duchess of Lorraine.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Balthasar van der Ast ranks 192 out of 1,646. Before him are Abe Lenstra (1920), Ruud Geels (1948), Margaret of Bavaria (1363), Hendrick ter Brugghen (1588), Corry Brokken (1932), and Eddie Van Halen (1955). After him are Willem de Sitter (1872), Nicholas J. Spykman (1893), Wesley Sneijder (1984), Johann Adam Reincken (1643), Rachel Ruysch (1664), and Jan van Scorel (1495).

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Among PAINTERS In Netherlands

Among painters born in Netherlands, Balthasar van der Ast ranks 44. Before him are Aelbert Cuyp (1620), Ferdinand Bol (1616), Karel Appel (1921), Pieter Lastman (1583), Jan Lievens (1607), and Hendrick ter Brugghen (1588). After him are Rachel Ruysch (1664), Jan van Scorel (1495), Jan Davidsz. de Heem (1606), Philips Wouwerman (1619), Johan Jongkind (1819), and Antonis Mor (1519).

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