A vase of flowers with shells on a ledge, by Balthasar van der Ast

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A vase of flowers with shells on a ledge. Ast, Balthasar van der (Dutch, 1593/4-1657). Oil on panel, height, 69.0 cm, width 76.2 cm.

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Accession Number: PD.14-1975
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/11.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Andrew Norman
Image height: 823 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 113.19kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 11/1
Captured: 2014:06:09 10:27:50

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17th Century Balthasar van der Ast botanical butterflies butterfly carnations Caryophyllaceae cone shell Dianthus Dutch Fitz_PDP floral flower arrangement flowers insects Iridaceae iris Irises ledge memento mori mollusk oil on panel painting pink pinks sea shell shells still life tulips vases

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