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Flowers in a Vase with Shells and Insects Epic Poster
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Flowers in a Vase with Shells and Insects Epic Poster
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Simple, bold and beautiful. Epic Posters are dramatic while still retaining the character of the original image.Printed on revolutionary Tyvek® paper (a patented complex weave technique that's almost impossible to tear), these posters are very resilient and have a satin finish. Each poster measures 6 x 4 feet (1.8 x 1.2 metres) and is delivered rolled in a tube with handy cardboard struts and robust bulldog clips for easy hanging.About this paintingBalthasar van der Ast's Flowers in a Vase with Shells and Insects, about 1630Oil on oak, 47 x 36.8 cm© The National Gallery, LondonAbout the artistBalthasar van der Ast has painted an arrangement of common flowers - irises, tulips, roses, carnations, antirrhinum and a fritillary - in a small earthenware vase. Insects - a butterfly, spider, bush cricket and wasp - crawl over them or hover around them. On the shelf on which the vase stands are three shells; in the early 17th century exotic shells were highly prized by Dutch collectors. The composition is carefully balanced in form and colour. The artist was the brother-in-law of Ambrosious Bosschaert the Elder, whose still life 'Flowers in a Vase' is in the National Gallery's Collection. He trained in Bosschaert's studio in Middelburg, continuing his master's style of precise descriptions of flowers and fruit.
Description
Simple, bold and beautiful. Epic Posters are dramatic while still retaining the character of the original image.Printed on revolutionary Tyvek® paper (a patented complex weave technique that's almost impossible to tear), these posters are very resilient and have a satin finish. Each poster measures 6 x 4 feet (1.8 x 1.2 metres) and is delivered rolled in a tube with handy cardboard struts and robust bulldog clips for easy hanging.About this paintingBalthasar van der Ast's Flowers in a Vase with Shells and Insects, about 1630Oil on oak, 47 x 36.8 cm© The National Gallery, LondonAbout the artistBalthasar van der Ast has painted an a...