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. He f
Still-Life of Flowers, 1614, J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles.
Still-Life with flowers, 1618, Hallwyl Museum, Stockholm.
Vase of flowers in a window, 1618, Mauritshuis, The Hague.
Johannes Bosschaert was a member of the Bosschaert family of still life painters.
Ambrosius Bosschaert
…and established himself as a leading figure in the fashionable floral painting genre. He had three sons who all became flower painters: Ambrosius II, Johannes and Abraham. His brother-in-law Balthasar van der Ast also lived and worked in his workshop and accompanied him on his travels. Bosschaert later worked…
Basket of Flowers, oil on panel, 1627, is the latest work extant by Johannes Bosschaert