Willem van Aelst

(May 16, 1627 - in or after 1683) was a Dutch artist who specialized in still-life painting with flowers or game. Van Aelst was born in Delft to a family of prominent city magistrates. He learned to paint from his uncle, the still-life painter Evert van Aelst. On 9 November 1643 he enrolled as a master of the Guild of Saint Luke at Delft. Between 1645 and 1649 he lived in France. In 1649 Van Aelst travelled to Florence, where he served as court painter to Ferdinando II de' Medici, grand duke of Tuscany. At this time, the grand duke also employed two fellow Dutchmen Matthias Withoos and Otto Marseus van Schrieck, the latter also a still-life painter who probably influenced Van Aelst's style. In 1656 he returned to the Netherlands to settle permanently in Amsterdam. He became one of the most prominent still-life painters of his generation, which allowed him to live on the Prinsengracht. He must have at Amsterdam died in 1683 or shortly thereafter, as his latest dated work is from that year. Van Aelst taught Rachel Ruysch and several others.
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Willem van Aelst Group of flowers oil painting


Group of flowers
Pintura Identificación::  88098
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Group of flowers
1675. Oil on canvas. 31.1 x 25.4 cm. cjr
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Willem van Aelst Still Life with Dead Game oil painting


Still Life with Dead Game
Pintura Identificación::  90796
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Still Life with Dead Game
1661(1661) Medium oil on canvas Dimensions 84.7 x 67.3 cm (33.3 x 26.5 in) cyf
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Willem van Aelst Fruit Still Life with a Mouse oil painting


Fruit Still Life with a Mouse
Pintura Identificación::  96347
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Fruit Still Life with a Mouse
1674. Oil on canvas cyf
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Willem van Aelst Hunting trophies oil painting


Hunting trophies
Pintura Identificación::  97494
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Hunting trophies
second half of 17th century Medium oil on canvas Dimensions 103.5 X 78 cm cyf
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     Willem van Aelst
     (May 16, 1627 - in or after 1683) was a Dutch artist who specialized in still-life painting with flowers or game. Van Aelst was born in Delft to a family of prominent city magistrates. He learned to paint from his uncle, the still-life painter Evert van Aelst. On 9 November 1643 he enrolled as a master of the Guild of Saint Luke at Delft. Between 1645 and 1649 he lived in France. In 1649 Van Aelst travelled to Florence, where he served as court painter to Ferdinando II de' Medici, grand duke of Tuscany. At this time, the grand duke also employed two fellow Dutchmen Matthias Withoos and Otto Marseus van Schrieck, the latter also a still-life painter who probably influenced Van Aelst's style. In 1656 he returned to the Netherlands to settle permanently in Amsterdam. He became one of the most prominent still-life painters of his generation, which allowed him to live on the Prinsengracht. He must have at Amsterdam died in 1683 or shortly thereafter, as his latest dated work is from that year. Van Aelst taught Rachel Ruysch and several others.

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