Abraham Bosschaert the Younger (II.) (1612–1643) was a

Dutch Golden Age The Dutch Golden Age ( nl, Gouden Eeuw ) was a period in the history of the Netherlands, roughly spanning the era from 1588 (the birth of the Dutch Republic) to 1672 (the Rampjaar, "Disaster Year"), in which Dutch trade, science, and art an ...

painter.

Biography

Bosschaert was born in Middelburg. According to the RKD, he was a member of the Bosschaert dynasty.Abraham Bosschaert
in the RKD Like his father

Ambrosius Bosschaert Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder (18 January 1573 – 1621) was a Flemish-born Dutch still life painter and art dealer.

and older brothers, he signed his works with a monogram; AB, but this was only discovered in 1992. His older brothers

Ambrosius Bosschaert II Ambrosius Bosschaert II (1609–1645) was a Dutch Golden Age painter who specialized in flower paintings in the manner of his father Ambrosius Bosschaert. Biography Bosschaert was born in Middelburg. According to the RKD his works are confu ...

and

Johannes Bosschaert Johannes Bosschaert (1606/08– 1628/29) was a member of the Bosschaert family of still life painters. Biography He was born in Middelburg, one of the three sons of Ambrosius Bosschaert, who painted flowers in a similar style.

were his first teachers after the death of his father in 1623, but he also took lessons from his uncle

Balthasar van der Ast Balthasar van der Ast (1593/94 – 7 March 1657) was a Dutch Golden Age painter who specialized in still lifes of flowers and fruit, as well as painting a number of remarkable shell still lifes; he is considered to be a pioneer in the genre ...

in Utrecht from 1628-1637. In 1637 he moved to Amsterdam, but by 1643 he had returned to Utrecht, where he was buried on April 4, 1643.

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