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Ambrosius Bosschaert

Flemish-Dutch flower painter (1573-1621) · Netherlands · On the map · Artists · Died at 48

Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder was a Flemish-born Dutch still life painter and art dealer. He is recognised as one of the earliest painters who created floral still lifes as an independent genre.

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He founded a dynasty of painters who continued his style of floral and fruit painting and turned Middelburg into the leading centre for flower painting in the Dutch Republic.

Country
Netherlands
Category
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1573 to 1621 · aged 48