Gallery of the Masters 
Willem van Aelst
c1627-1683 Netherlands/Baroque Still-life
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Brief Biography-Willem van Aelst was from a wealthy family in Delft, where his uncle tutored him. He went to France and Florence when he was eighteen and became a court painter to the de’ Medici family in 1649. He eventually settled in Amsterdam, where he taught Rachel Ruysch and other noted artists of his time. He is one of the most prominent Dutch still-life artists to this day. |
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Flower Still-life
with a Watch
Fish Bread
and
a Nautilus Cup
Breakfast
Piece
Dead Birds
and
Weapons
Flower
Still-Life
Still Life with Fruit
and Crystal Vase
Flowers in a
Silver Vase
Fruit -Parrot and
Nautilus Pitcher
Game with Hunting
Equipment
Fruit and a
Crystal Vase
Group of
Flowers
Hunting Equipment and Dead Birds
Hunting
Still-Life
Still Life with
Flowers
Still-Life
and Fruit
Vase of Flowers
with Pocket Watch
Mouse and
Candle
A
Still-Life
Still-Life
of Fruit
Still-Life
with Fruit
Still-life
with Game
