Evert van Aelst
Illustration — Flower still life by Evert van Aelst. Evert van Aelst, sometimes known as Everard Aalst, (1602 in Delft – 19 February 1657 in Delft) was a Dutch still life painter. Van Aelst was the uncle and teacher of Willem van Aelst.
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Evert van Aelst
- Born
- 1602 · Delft.
- Died
- 1657 · Delft.
- Nationality
- Dutch Republic
- Occupation
- botanical illustrator · painter · artist
- Fields
- painting
- Movements
- Dutch Golden Age painting
- Languages
- Dutch
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Illustration — Flower still life by Evert van Aelst. Evert van Aelst, sometimes known as Everard Aalst, (1602 in Delft – 19 February 1657 in Delft) was a Dutch still life painter. Van Aelst was the uncle and teacher of Willem van Aelst.
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Both were famous for their still life paintings of game, fish, vases, etc. He was influenced by Pieter Claesz. According to Houbraken, he spent four years in France and seven in Italy. The grand duke of Tuscany became his patron and handsomely rewarded him for his works. When he returned to the Netherlands he settled in Delft, where he set up shop making still lifes, which were highly successful in his lifetime. Emanuel de Witte, his nephew Willem and Jacob Denys were his students.
Willem van Aelst and Emanuel de Witte are recorded as having studied under Evert van Aelst. The recorded working language is Dutch. The field of work recorded is painting. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are still life. The authority associates the name with Dutch Golden Age painting. Places of work recorded in the authority are Delft. Work by Evert van Aelst is recorded in the collections of Suermondt-Ludwig-Museum.
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1602
Evert van Aelst born at Delft.
1657
Evert van Aelst died at Delft.
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