Willem van Aelst

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Dutch Golden Age painter human painter still life painter

Willem van Aelst was a 17th-century Dutch Golden Age painter renowned for his refined still lifes, particularly of flowers, game, and luxurious objects.

Aliases (1)

Guillielmo van Aelst ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Dutch Golden Age painter → human → painter → still life painter →
activeYears	circa 1643–1683 →
apprenticeOf	Evert van Aelst →
artStyle	elegant compositions with rich textures → highly detailed still lifes →
countryOfBirth	Dutch Republic →
countryOfCitizenship	Dutch Republic →
countryOfDeath	Dutch Republic →
dateOfBirth	1627-05-16 →
dateOfDeath	after 1683 →
employedBy	Medici court in Florence →
ethnicGroup	Dutch →
fieldOfWork	still life painting →
genre	flower painting → game still life → hunting still life → still life → vanitas still life →
influenced	Maria van Oosterwijck → Rachel Ruysch →
influencedBy	Evert van Aelst → Jan Davidsz de Heem NERFINISHED →
languageOfWorkOrName	Dutch →
memberOf	Guild of Saint Luke in Delft →
movement	Dutch Golden Age →
name	Willem van Aelst →
notableFor	refined still lifes of flowers → still lifes of game → still lifes of luxurious objects →
notableWork	Flower Still Life with a Watch → Still Life with Fruit and Crystal Vase →
occupation	painter →
patron	Ferdinando II de' Medici →
placeOfBirth	Delft NERFINISHED →
placeOfDeath	Amsterdam →
relative	Evert van Aelst →
residence	Amsterdam → Delft NERFINISHED → Florence →
signature	Guillielmo van Aelst →
studiedUnder	Evert van Aelst →
workLocation	Amsterdam → Delft NERFINISHED → Florence → France → Italy →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Guild of Saint Luke (Delft) →	hasMember
Balthasar van der Ast →	influenced
Willem van Aelst →	name
Willem van Aelst ("Guillielmo van Aelst") →	signature