Artist: Willem Van Aelst (1626 - 1687)
Nationality: Dutch
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Media: Painting
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Biography:
Initially taught by his uncle in Delft, Willem van Aelst then joined the Delft painter’s guild in 1643 before working in France later that decade. He served as the court painter in Florence to the Grand Duke of Tuscany, Ferdinando II de’ Medici. While in Italy, he encountered other Dutch naturalist painters who may have influenced the development of Van Aelst’s detailed style. In 1657, he settled in Amsterdam and painted his famous still-life paintings that depicted glassware, silver, fruit, and flowers much like the work of Willem Kalf. He also produced over sixty game pictures between 1652 and 1681.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (60)
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Willem van Aelst Flowers in a Silver Vase oil on canvas 1663
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RAISINS ET PECHES (1670) by AELST Willem Van
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VASE DE FLEURS (2e moitié 17e siècle) by AELST Willem van
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Still Life with Dead Birds and Game Bag
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Willem van Aelst - Group of Flowers 1675 oil on canvas The Fitzwilliam Museum Dutch
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Nature morte (17e siècle) by KALF Willem
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The Adoration of the Magi, Pieter Coecke van Aelst (and Workshop) (Flanders, Aelst, 1502 - 1550)  (Artist), circa 1530, Oil on panel
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Willem van Aelst - Vanitas Flower Still Life c. 1656 oil on canvas North Carolina Museum of Art Dutch
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Willem van Aelst - Still Life with Dead Game 1661 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art Dutch
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Nature morte au jambon (17e siècle) by ES Jacob Fopsen van
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Nature morte au pichet (17e siècle) by ES Jacob Fopsen van
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Saint Joseph, le roi Balthazar (16e siècle) by COECKE VAN AELST Pieter
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Nativité (16e siècle) by COECKE VAN AELST Pieter
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Nature morte avec grenades (Titre de David Fiozzi.) ; Tableau de fruits (1645) by AELST Willem van
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L'Annonciation (2e quart 16e siècle) by COECKE VAN AELST Pieter
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Frans Hals - Willem Coymans 1645 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art Dutch
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Sepluchrum C. Cesti, Nicolo Van Aelst (Flanders, Antwerp, 1527 - 1612) , 1549, Engraving
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Willem van Lande Cavalry engagement Engraving 17th century
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LE REVE DE PARIS (1533) by COECKE Van Aelst Pieter
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Nature morte de fruits (Titre de David Fiozzi.) ; Tableau de fruits (1645 entre ; 1656 et) by AELST Willem van
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Descente de croix (1ère moitié 16e siècle) by anonyme ; COECKE VAN AELST Pieter (entourage) ; WEYDEN Rogier van der (d'après)
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Pieter Coecke van Aelst Triptych: (right wing) Mary Magdalen (left wing) Joseph of Arimathaea oil on panel 16th century
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Bataille navale by SCHELLINKS Willem
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J.C. Folkema Il Callotto resuscitato (Amsterdam: Willem Koning, 1716) book with 60 etchings and engravings 1716
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Nicolaus van Aelst Planter del Conclave in fede nacanter di Leone XI (Pope Leo XI and the conclave of priests) engraving 1605
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Flotte par temps calme by VELDE Willem I van de
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Barque aux voiles carguées by VELDE Willem I van de
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Entrance to a Dutch Port, ca. 1665 Willem van de Velde the Younger (Dutch, 1633-1707)Oil
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Vue d'une rivière couverte d'embarcations by VELDE Willem I van de
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Loth et ses filles by MIERIS Willem van
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Voilier dehors by VELDE Willem II van de
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Willem van der Gouwen The Beheading of Thascius Cyprianus Line engraving (book illustration) 17th - 18th century
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Flotte de yachts anglais sur la Tamise by VELDE Willem I van de
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Deux vaisseaux en mer by VELDE Willem II van de (manière de)
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Sainte Famille (16e siècle) by COECKE VAN AELST Pieter I (d'après)
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Barque de pêche et navire, en vue d'une jetée by VELDE Willem II van de
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Christ descendu de la croix, donateurs (1ère moitié 17e siècle) by COECKE VAN AELST Pieter (attribué à, entourage)
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Flotte hollandaise et danoise, à l'ancre, en 1658 by VELDE Willem I van de
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Bateaux au long d'une jetée by VELDE Willem I van de
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Voilier à l'entrée d'un port by VELDE Willem II van de (manière de)
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Huit barques à voiles, en vue d'une rive by VELDE Willem I van de
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Vaisseaux de guerre, voiles déployées by VELDE Willem II van de
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Feuille de quatre études de costumes de femmes (1ère moitié 16e siècle) by COECKE VAN AELST Pieter (attribué à)
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Barque à voiles et deux trois-mâts à l'ancre by VELDE Willem I van de
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J.C. Folkema Il Callotto resuscitato,second plate in the book Il Callotto resuscitato (Amsterdam: Willem Koning, 1716) etching and engraving 1716
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Trois-mâts hollandais vu de côté, la proue à droite by VELDE Willem I van de
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Willem Linnig [Two women with instruments] 19th century
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Willem van Herp Merry Company oil on canvas 17th century
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Jacobus Houbraken (Gustaaf Willem...) 1742
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J.C. Folkema Ordre etListe ... , first plate in the book Il Callotto resuscitato (Amsterdam: Willem Koning, 1716) etching and engraving 1716
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Yacht hollandais et quatre autres embarcations by VELDE Willem I van de
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Large fleuve avec des barques et un navire by VELDE Willem II van de (manière de)
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Barque de pêche et navire, en vue d'une jetée by VELDE Willem II van de (d'après)
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J.C. Folkema Le chevalier rustique armÈ..., forty-fifth plate in the book Il Callotto resuscitato (Amsterdam: Willem Koning, 1716) etching and engraving 1716
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Un chaland dans une baie, par temps calme by VELDE Willem II van de
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J.C. Folkema Cornet a cornes dorÈs..., thirty-second plate in the book Il Callotto resuscitato (Amsterdam: Willem Koning, 1716) etching and engraving 1716
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J.C. Folkema La garde-couche des chiennes, fifth plate in the book Il Callotto resuscitato (Amsterdam: Willem Koning, 1716) etching and engraving 1716
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J.C. Folkema Le plus puissant prince..., twenty-third plate in the book Il Callotto resuscitato (Amsterdam: Willem Koning, 1716) etching and engraving 1716
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J.C. Folkema Madame Cul de Paris..., eighteenth plate in the book Il Callotto resuscitato (Amsterdam: Willem Koning, 1716) etching and engraving 1716
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J.C. Folkema L'amiralgeneral de la flotte..., fiftieth plate in the book Il Callotto resuscitato (Amsterdam: Willem Koning, 1716) etching and engraving 1716

Artnews Articles and Exhibition Information: (3)
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Real Art Ways: Kevin Van Aelst: Photographic Works
Founded in 1975, Real Art Ways is one of the country’s seminal multi-disciplinary alternative spaces, featuring an extensive gallery exhibition program, as well as commissioned projects for public spaces and an on-going series of artist discuss...
Bonnefanten Museum: Art from the Cape: Dutch and Flemish Masterpieces from the Cape Town Michaelis Collection
A restorer from the Limburg Conservation Institute Maastricht will be working on two paintings during the exhibition. This process will be accessibly presented to the visitors. The Michaelis Collection was put together by the diamond trader...
Bonnefanten Museum: The Rijksmuseum Comes to Maastricht: Works from the Southern Netherlands on Loan
Next year, the current loan scheme will be extended further due to the ongoing refurbishment of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, which as a result will only be able to exhibit the highlights of 17th century art from the Northern Netherlands. ...

Further Artwork and Information:

Willem van Aelst Online
www.rijksmuseum.nl/asp/aria/thumbnail.asp?KID=18405&SID=3463&From=kunstenaars
AELST, Willem van
Willem Van Aelst (1626 - 1687) Biography, Artwork Images, Exhibitions, Reviews
Willem van Aelst (Getty Museum)
artnet.com: Resource Library: Aelst, Willem van
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