Baltazar van der Ast studied painting with his brother-in-law Ambrosius Bosshart. He also painted still lifes with flowers, although he differed from his teacher in more complex compositions.
In this still life, he placed two bouquets opposite the beautiful backdrop – a building with Renaissance architecture, which probably was painted by Bartolomeus van Bassen. This strikingly asymmetrical picture is exceptionally large for a still life, its almost square format is a rare occurrence in Dutch painting of the 17th century.
Related Paintings 
Still life: flowers, shells, and insects by Baltazar van der Ast 
Flowers and fruits by Eugene Delacroix 
Flowers and fruits by Ivan Khrutsky 
Flowers and fruits by Baltazar van der Ast 
Still Life of Tulips, Roses, Other Flowers and Butterflies by John Wainwright 
Wild flowers in a high vase by Odilon Redon 
Still life. Flowers in a vase by Alexander Golovin 
Flowers in a glass vase and fruit by Jan Davids de Hem
Still life: flowers, shells, and insects by Baltazar van der Ast Flowers and fruits by Eugene Delacroix Flowers and fruits by Ivan Khrutsky Flowers and fruits by Baltazar van der Ast Still Life of Tulips, Roses, Other Flowers and Butterflies by John Wainwright Wild flowers in a high vase by Odilon Redon Still life. Flowers in a vase by Alexander Golovin Flowers in a glass vase and fruit by Jan Davids de Hem