Balthasar van der Ast
(1593-1657)
Still Life with Fruit and Sea-Snail Shells,
um 1635
Material / Technology / Carrier
Eichenholz
Dimensions of the object
36,2 x 51,8 cm
Displayed
AP OG -> Kabinett 20
Acquisition
1962 aus Privatbesitz erworben
Stock
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen – Alte Pinakothek
Citation
Balthasar van der Ast, Stillleben mit Früchten und Seeschneckenhäusern, um 1635, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen – Alte Pinakothek, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/M0xy6WALpl (Last updated on 02.03.2026)
With its overripe, wizened, bruised fruit and empty sea-snail shells, this painting juxtaposes symbols of the transience of earthly things with those of the Resurrection and eternal life, embodied by the lizard, butterfly, and grasshopper.
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