Bouquet of Flowers
by AST, Balthasar van der, Oil on copper, 13 x 10 cm
This small, jewel-like copper shows a bouquet of flowers on a ledge, together with a shell and a grasshopper, a panoramic landscape beyond. In it, Balthasar van der Ast pays direct homage to his brother-in-law and likely teacher, Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder.