Hans Bol
Hans Bol
Hans Bol
Hans Bol

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Hans Bol,

1593

Hendrick Goltzius, 1558–1617; born Mülbracht, Netherlands; died Haarlem, Netherlands
x1934-1316
Though similar in form to the work above, this portrait is an epitaph, dedicated in friendship to Frans Boels, the stepson and pupil of the Amsterdam painter Hans Bol, who died in 1593. Goltzius has constructed a paper sepulcher for Bol, which commemorates his life and death. Dying flames below contrast with eternal lights above. The skull supporting the portrait medal further juxtaposes the dead with the living image of Bol.

Information

Title
Hans Bol
Dates

1593

Maker
Hendrick Goltzius
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
plate: 26.1 x 17.8 cm. (10 1/4 x 7 in.) sheet: 28 x 19.3 cm. (11 x 7 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Junius S. Morgan, Class of 1888
Object Number
x1934-1316
Place Made

Europe, Netherlands

Inscription
Name, age and date inscribed in margin around portrait: IOANNES BOLLIVS MECHLINIENSI PICTOR. AET. LVIII. AO. M.D. XCIII. Six lines of Latin, including dedication to Frans Boels, in cartouche, lower center: Caelatam Vitrici effigiem ... capemente, manuq[ue]. Initialed in plate, lower left corner: HG.
Reference Numbers
Bartsch 48.161; Hollstein 177; New Hollstein 209; Strauss 316
Culture
Dutch, European
Type
engravings, prints
Materials
printing ink
Techniques
engraving (printing process)
Subject
putti, figures (representations), men, portraits, women, busts, nudes

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