Go directly to: Main content
Opening times
11:00 - 17:00

Fruitstilleven met schelpen

Balthasar van der Ast

ca. 1640 - 1649

Now on display in room 15

Van der Ast werkte sinds 1632 in Delft. Hij was gespecialiseerd in bloemstillevens met insecten en schelpen. Kweeperen, appels en druiven vormen hier de achtergrond voor een selectie van oosterse schelpen. Schelpen werden in de zeventiende eeuw ve...

Object details

Title
Fruitstilleven met schelpen
Maker(s)
Schilder: Balthasar van der Ast
ca. 1593/1594 - 1657
Date
ca. 1640 - 1649
Materials and techniques
olieverf op koper
Dimensions
Inclusief lijst: h 47 × b 63,5 × d 5,5 cm
Exclusief lijst: h 24 × b 40,5 × d 5 cm

Inscription
SignatureB. van der Ast (middenonder)
Collection
schilderkunst
Object number
B 1-27
Location
Now on display in Museum Prinsenhof Delft (room 15)
Method of acquisition
langdurige bruikleen
Date of acquisition
1948
Credit line

Collectie Museum Prinsenhof Delft. Bruikleen van de Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed (foto Tom Haartsen)

Collection Museum Prinsenhof Delft. On loan from the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands (photo Tom Haartsen)

Any comments?

Our collection has been online since 2024. The information in the database of our collection is not fully up to date yet. Please let us know if you would like to comment on a description or notice anything which is incorrect.

Address

Sint Agathaplein, Delft

Approximately 8 minutes walking distance from train station Delft

+31 (0)15 260 23 58

info-prinsenhof@delft.nl

Opening times

You are welcome to visit our museum. From Tuesday to Sunday, we are open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

During school vacations we are also open on Mondays. During the holidays, the museum will be open until 4 p.m. on Dec. 24 & 31 and closed Dec. 25 & Jan. 1.

Stay in touch