DETAILS
- Artist
- Willem van Aelst
- Date
- 1643
- Location
- Musée de Tessé
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THE ARTIST
Willem van Aelst
1627–1679 · Dutch RepublicWillem van Aelst was a Dutch Golden Age master of still-life, celebrated for his exquisite depictions of flowers and game, even serving as court painter in Florence.
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