Evert van Aelst, sometimes known as Everard Aalst, (1602 in

Delft Delft () is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of South Holland, Netherlands. It is located between Rotterdam, to the southeast, ...

– 19 February 1657 in Delft) was a Dutch

still life A still life (plural: still lifes) is a work of art depicting mostly wikt:inanimate, inanimate subject matter, typically commonplace objects which are either natural (food, flowers, dead animals, plants, rocks, shells, etc.) or artificiality, m ...

painter. Van Aelst was the uncle and teacher of Willem van Aelst. Both were famous for their still life paintings of game, fish, vases, etc. He was influenced by Pieter Claesz. According to Houbraken, he spent four years in France and seven in Italy.Evert en Willen van Aelst biography
in ''De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'' (1718) by

Arnold Houbraken Arnold Houbraken (28 March 1660 – 14 October 1719) was a Dutch painter and writer from Dordrecht, now remembered mainly as a biographer of Dutch Golden Age painters. Life Houbraken was sent first to learn ''threadtwisting'' (Twyndraat) fr ...

, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature The grand duke of Tuscany became his patron and handsomely rewarded him for his works.

John Lauris Blake John Lauris Blake (December 21, 1788 – July 6, 1857) was an American clergyman and bestselling author. He is best known as the author of the '' General Biographical Dictionary''. Life He was born on 21 December 1788 in Northwood, New Hampshire ...

, ''Everard Aalst'' in '' General Biographical Dictionary'' When he returned to the Netherlands he settled in Delft, where he set up shop making still lifes, which were highly successful in his lifetime. Emanuel de Witte, his nephew Willem and

Jacob Denys Jacob Denys or Jacob Denys (II) (1644–1708) was a Flemish Baroque painter. His known works are mainly portraits. He also painted landscapes and history paintings. After training in Antwerp, he worked for a long time in Italy where he enjoy ...

were his students.John Michael Montias, "Painters in Delft, 1613-1680," ''Simiolus: Netherlands Quarterly for the History of Art'', vol. 10 (1978–1979): 100.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Aelst, Evert Van 1602 births 1657 deaths Dutch Golden Age painters Dutch male painters Artists from Delft Dutch still life painters Flower artists