Willem van Aelst Painting Reproductions 1 of 1
1627-c.1683
Dutch Baroque Painter
Willem van Aelst was a prominent still life painter of the Dutch Golden Age and is considered one of the greatest still life painters of his time. He was born in Delft in 1627 and died in Amsterdam in 1683. He worked primarily in the Baroque style, known for its ornate, elaborate compositions. Van Aelst's still life paintings were often filled with rich and exotic objects, including fruits, flowers, dead game, and other luxury items, and he was renowned for his ability to create a sense of depth and realism through the use of light and shadow.
In addition to his still life paintings, van Aelst also created portraits, landscapes, and genre scenes. He was highly sought after by wealthy patrons and worked for several prominent families in Amsterdam and Paris. He was also a respected teacher, with many students who went on to become successful artists themselves including Rachel Ruysch, who went on to become a prominent still life painter in her own right.
Willem van Aelst was known for his innovative techniques and the high level of realism in his still life paintings. He often included objects that were symbolic or held personal significance for the patron commissioning the painting, which added an extra layer of meaning to his works. For example, in his still life paintings, van Aelst frequently included books, which symbolized learning and knowledge, and vanitas objects, such as skulls, which were meant to evoke thoughts of mortality.
Van Aelst was also notable for his use of light and color to create a sense of three-dimensionality in his still life paintings. He used light to model objects and create a sense of volume, and his use of color was carefully considered to create a harmonious composition. He was a master of tenebrism, the use of strong contrasts of light and dark to create a dramatic effect, which added to the realism and dramatic impact of his works.
In addition to his technical skill, van Aelst was known for his ability to create a sense of atmosphere and mood in his still life paintings. He was able to convey a sense of the beauty and fragility of life, as well as the transience of wealth and luxury, which made his works both aesthetically pleasing and thought-provoking. Overall, van Aelst was a highly influential and important artist of the Dutch Golden Age, and his work continues to be celebrated and appreciated by art lovers and collectors around the world.
Today, van Aelst's work is widely admired and can be found in many of the world's most important museums and private collections, including the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, the Louvre in Paris, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. He is considered one of the greatest still life painters of the Dutch Golden Age and his work continues to inspire and influence artists working in the still life genre.
In addition to his still life paintings, van Aelst also created portraits, landscapes, and genre scenes. He was highly sought after by wealthy patrons and worked for several prominent families in Amsterdam and Paris. He was also a respected teacher, with many students who went on to become successful artists themselves including Rachel Ruysch, who went on to become a prominent still life painter in her own right.
Willem van Aelst was known for his innovative techniques and the high level of realism in his still life paintings. He often included objects that were symbolic or held personal significance for the patron commissioning the painting, which added an extra layer of meaning to his works. For example, in his still life paintings, van Aelst frequently included books, which symbolized learning and knowledge, and vanitas objects, such as skulls, which were meant to evoke thoughts of mortality.
Van Aelst was also notable for his use of light and color to create a sense of three-dimensionality in his still life paintings. He used light to model objects and create a sense of volume, and his use of color was carefully considered to create a harmonious composition. He was a master of tenebrism, the use of strong contrasts of light and dark to create a dramatic effect, which added to the realism and dramatic impact of his works.
In addition to his technical skill, van Aelst was known for his ability to create a sense of atmosphere and mood in his still life paintings. He was able to convey a sense of the beauty and fragility of life, as well as the transience of wealth and luxury, which made his works both aesthetically pleasing and thought-provoking. Overall, van Aelst was a highly influential and important artist of the Dutch Golden Age, and his work continues to be celebrated and appreciated by art lovers and collectors around the world.
Today, van Aelst's work is widely admired and can be found in many of the world's most important museums and private collections, including the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, the Louvre in Paris, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. He is considered one of the greatest still life painters of the Dutch Golden Age and his work continues to inspire and influence artists working in the still life genre.
45 Willem van Aelst Paintings
Still Life with Hunting Equipment and Dead Birds 1668
Oil Painting
$2389
$2389
Canvas Print
$59.64
$59.64
SKU: AWV-1
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: 68 x 54 cm
Staatliche Kunsthalle, Karlsruhe, Germany
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: 68 x 54 cm
Staatliche Kunsthalle, Karlsruhe, Germany
Dead Birds and Hunting Gear 1664
Oil Painting
$2470
$2470
Canvas Print
$51.60
$51.60
SKU: AWV-2
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: 68 x 54 cm
National Museum, Stockholm, Sweden
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: 68 x 54 cm
National Museum, Stockholm, Sweden
Still Life of Dead Birds and Hunting Weapons 1660
Oil Painting
$2915
$2915
Canvas Print
$59.50
$59.50
SKU: AWV-3
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: 86.5 x 68 cm
Gemaldegalerie, Berlin, Germany
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: 86.5 x 68 cm
Gemaldegalerie, Berlin, Germany
A Still Life of Game and a Blue Velvet Game Bag ... c.1665
Oil Painting
$2334
$2334
Canvas Print
$60.46
$60.46
SKU: AWV-4
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: 67.3 x 54 cm
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, USA
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: 67.3 x 54 cm
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, USA
Vase with Flowers and Pocket Watch 1656
Oil Painting
$2306
$2306
Canvas Print
$62.94
$62.94
SKU: AWV-5
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: 55 x 46.3 cm
Gemaldegalerie Alte Meister, Kassel, Germany
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: 55 x 46.3 cm
Gemaldegalerie Alte Meister, Kassel, Germany
Flowers in a Silver Vase 1663
Oil Painting
$2748
$2748
Canvas Print
$92.22
$92.22
SKU: AWV-6
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: 67.6 x 54.6 cm
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, California, USA
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: 67.6 x 54.6 cm
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, California, USA
Peaches, Chestnuts and Grapes in an Overturned ... 1677
Oil Painting
$2096
$2096
Canvas Print
$67.24
$67.24
SKU: AWV-4172
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: 58 x 46.4 cm
Private Collection
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: 58 x 46.4 cm
Private Collection
Peonies, Carnations, Thistles and other Flowers ... 1677
Oil Painting
$2372
$2372
Canvas Print
$67.24
$67.24
SKU: AWV-4173
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: 58 x 46.4 cm
Private Collection
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: 58 x 46.4 cm
Private Collection
Still Life with a Roemer and Dish of Oysters 1675
Oil Painting
$1547
$1547
Canvas Print
$49.87
$49.87
SKU: AWV-4174
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: 40.6 x 35 cm
Private Collection
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: 40.6 x 35 cm
Private Collection
A Still Life with Two Peaches and Bunch of Grapes ... 1664
Oil Painting
$1376
$1376
Canvas Print
$49.87
$49.87
SKU: AWV-4661
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: 32.3 x 27.5 cm
Private Collection
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: 32.3 x 27.5 cm
Private Collection
Still Life with Peaches and Grapes 1660
Oil Painting
$2078
$2078
SKU: AWV-4662
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: 47 x 52.2 cm
Private Collection
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: 47 x 52.2 cm
Private Collection
Vase of Flowers with Pocket Watch 1663
Oil Painting
$2741
$2741
Canvas Print
$57.85
$57.85
SKU: AWV-5842
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: 62.5 x 49 cm
Mauritshuis Royal Picture Gallery, The Hague, Netherlands
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: 62.5 x 49 cm
Mauritshuis Royal Picture Gallery, The Hague, Netherlands
Roses and Peaches 1659
Oil Painting
$1563
$1563
Canvas Print
$50.46
$50.46
SKU: AWV-5843
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: 67 x 52 cm
Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow, Russia
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: 67 x 52 cm
Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow, Russia
The Bag 1679
Oil Painting
$2360
$2360
Canvas Print
$64.94
$64.94
SKU: AWV-5844
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: 57 x 45.6 cm
Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: 57 x 45.6 cm
Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany
Still Life with Grapes and Peaches n.d.
Oil Painting
$2699
$2699
Canvas Print
$56.20
$56.20
SKU: AWV-5845
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: 74 x 56.6 cm
Private Collection
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: 74 x 56.6 cm
Private Collection
Still Life with Grapes, Plums, Figs and a Melon ... 1653
Oil Painting
$1489
$1489
Canvas Print
$54.56
$54.56
SKU: AWV-5846
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: 41.2 x 53 cm
Private Collection
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: 41.2 x 53 cm
Private Collection
Flowers in a Silver Vase with a Snail and a Butterfly n.d.
Oil Painting
$1454
$1454
Canvas Print
$50.46
$50.46
SKU: AWV-5847
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Still Life with Herring n.d.
Oil Painting
$1489
$1489
SKU: AWV-5848
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: unknown
Schlossmuseum Schloss Friedenstein, Gotha, Germany
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: unknown
Schlossmuseum Schloss Friedenstein, Gotha, Germany
Fruit Still Life 1661
Oil Painting
$1376
$1376
SKU: AWV-5849
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: 49 x 42.5 cm
Private Collection
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: 49 x 42.5 cm
Private Collection
Still Life of Fruits 1681
Oil Painting
$1727
$1727
Canvas Print
$49.87
$49.87
SKU: AWV-5850
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Vanitas Still Life n.d.
Paper Art Print
$47.49
$47.49
SKU: AWV-5851
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: 11 x 15.2 cm
Fogg Art Museum at Harvard University, Massachusetts, USA
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: 11 x 15.2 cm
Fogg Art Museum at Harvard University, Massachusetts, USA
A Still Life of Peaches on a Pewter Plate n.d.
Oil Painting
$1549
$1549
Canvas Print
$49.87
$49.87
SKU: AWV-6121
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: 64.5 x 52 cm
Private Collection
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: 64.5 x 52 cm
Private Collection
A Still Life with Grapes, Peach, Cabbage-White ... 1665
Oil Painting
$1376
$1376
Canvas Print
$49.87
$49.87
SKU: AWV-6122
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: 33.2 x 27.8 cm
Private Collection
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: 33.2 x 27.8 cm
Private Collection
Still Life with Fruits and a Finch n.d.
Oil Painting
$1489
$1489
Canvas Print
$49.87
$49.87
SKU: AWV-7999
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: 40.9 x 32.4 cm
Private Collection
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: 40.9 x 32.4 cm
Private Collection
Still Life with Fish Platter n.d.
Oil Painting
$2232
$2232
Canvas Print
$57.93
$57.93
SKU: AWV-9609
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Snack c.1660/70
Oil Painting
$2197
$2197
Canvas Print
$49.87
$49.87
SKU: AWV-9610
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: 57 x 48.5 cm
The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: 57 x 48.5 cm
The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
Glass Vase with Branches Bearing Fruit 1664
Oil Painting
$2098
$2098
Canvas Print
$58.00
$58.00
SKU: AWV-9611
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: 67.3 x 52.1 cm
Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Madrid, Spain
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: 67.3 x 52.1 cm
Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Madrid, Spain
Still Life with Game 1671
Oil Painting
$2389
$2389
Canvas Print
$60.87
$60.87
SKU: AWV-9612
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: 58.8 x 47.8 cm
Mauritshuis Royal Picture Gallery, The Hague, Netherlands
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: 58.8 x 47.8 cm
Mauritshuis Royal Picture Gallery, The Hague, Netherlands
Still Life with Poultry 1658
Oil Painting
$2967
$2967
Canvas Print
$103.07
$103.07
SKU: AWV-9613
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: 95 x 78.5 cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: 95 x 78.5 cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Hunting Still Life with a Dead Bird 1671
Oil Painting
$2354
$2354
Canvas Print
$52.37
$52.37
SKU: AWV-9614
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: unknown
Staatliche Museum, Schwerin, Germany
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: unknown
Staatliche Museum, Schwerin, Germany
Still Life with Dead Game 1661
Oil Painting
$2855
$2855
SKU: AWV-9615
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: 84.7 x 67.3 cm
National Gallery of Art, Washington, USA
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: 84.7 x 67.3 cm
National Gallery of Art, Washington, USA
Dead Game with Trophies of the Chase c.1657/59
Oil Painting
$3835
$3835
SKU: AWV-9616
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: 105.2 x 90.1 cm
The Royal Collection, London, United Kingdom
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: 105.2 x 90.1 cm
The Royal Collection, London, United Kingdom
Still Life with Fruit c.1670
Oil Painting
$1658
$1658
Canvas Print
$54.53
$54.53
SKU: AWV-9617
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: 64.1 x 49.5 cm
The Royal Collection, London, United Kingdom
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: 64.1 x 49.5 cm
The Royal Collection, London, United Kingdom
Still Life with a Basket of Fruit on a Marble Ledge 1650
Oil Painting
$1626
$1626
Canvas Print
$49.87
$49.87
SKU: AWV-9618
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: 38 x 50 cm
Private Collection
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: 38 x 50 cm
Private Collection
Still Life with Fruit and Crystal Vase 1652
Oil Painting
$2130
$2130
SKU: AWV-9619
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: 73 x 58 cm
Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Italy
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: 73 x 58 cm
Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Italy
Still Life Of Game with A Pheasant 1654
Oil Painting
$1997
$1997
Canvas Print
$49.87
$49.87
SKU: AWV-9620
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: 46.5 x 37 cm
Private Collection
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: 46.5 x 37 cm
Private Collection
Fruit Still Life 1650
Oil Painting
$1549
$1549
Canvas Print
$49.87
$49.87
SKU: AWV-9621
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: 30.2 x 46.6 cm
Private Collection
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: 30.2 x 46.6 cm
Private Collection
Fruit and a Glass of Wine 1659
Oil Painting
$2869
$2869
Canvas Print
$101.82
$101.82
SKU: AWV-9622
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: 81 x 66 cm
Koninklijk Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp, Belgium
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: 81 x 66 cm
Koninklijk Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp, Belgium
A Still Life of Grapes, a Roemer, a Silver Ewer ... 1659
Oil Painting
$2292
$2292
SKU: AWV-9623
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: 70.1 x 45.4 cm
Private Collection
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: 70.1 x 45.4 cm
Private Collection
Still Life with a dead Jay n.d.
Oil Painting
$2437
$2437
Canvas Print
$49.87
$49.87
SKU: AWV-10157
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: 43 x 37 cm
Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, United Kingdom
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: 43 x 37 cm
Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, United Kingdom
A Vase of Flowers 1663
Oil Painting
$2832
$2832
Canvas Print
$49.87
$49.87
SKU: AWV-10158
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: 67 x 55 cm
Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, United Kingdom
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: 67 x 55 cm
Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, United Kingdom
Still Life of Fruit c1667/74
Oil Painting
$1404
$1404
Canvas Print
$49.87
$49.87
SKU: AWV-10159
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: 47 x 39 cm
Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, United Kingdom
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: 47 x 39 cm
Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, United Kingdom
Thistle with Different Animals 1671
Oil Painting
$2555
$2555
Canvas Print
$57.03
$57.03
SKU: AWV-18883
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: 75 x 57 cm
Staatliche Kunsthalle, Karlsruhe, Germany
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: 75 x 57 cm
Staatliche Kunsthalle, Karlsruhe, Germany
The Breakfast 1679
Oil Painting
$1692
$1692
Canvas Print
$59.50
$59.50
SKU: AWV-19360
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: 57.5 x 46 cm
Kunstmuseum, Basel, Switzerland
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: 57.5 x 46 cm
Kunstmuseum, Basel, Switzerland
Still Life with Fruits, Mouse, and Butterflies 1677
Oil Painting
$3239
$3239
Canvas Print
$57.16
$57.16
SKU: AWV-19536
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: 76.5 x 58.3 cm
Gemaldegalerie Alte Meister, Kassel, Germany
Willem van Aelst
Original Size: 76.5 x 58.3 cm
Gemaldegalerie Alte Meister, Kassel, Germany