Vase of Flowers by a Window, Balthasar van der Ast Case-Mate iPhone Case

Vase of Flowers by a Window (1650-1657) by Balthasar van der Ast is a vintage fine art baroque floral still life painting. A bouquet of garden flowers including tulips, lilies, roses, carnations, gerbera daisies (aka Gerber Daisy) and peony flowers in a vase with seashells, shells, a flying butterfly, lizards and fruit by a window. About the Artist: Balthasar van der Ast (1593/94-1657) was a Dutch Golden Age painter who specialised in still lifes of flowers, fruit and seashells. About the Artist: Balthasar van der Ast (1593/94-1657) was a Dutch Golden Age painter who specialised in still lifes of flowers, fruit and seashells. He is considered to be a pioneer in the genre of shell painting and his still lifes often contained insects and lizards.