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Collection Online as of December 24, 2025

Hans Bol

1593

Hendrick Goltzius

(Dutch, 1558–1617)
Netherlands, 16th century
engraving
Sheet: 26 x 17.8 cm (10 1/4 x 7 in.)
Gift of Mrs. Malcolm L. McBride by exchange and gift in memory of Paul H. Oppman, Sr., from his family 1986.25
Catalogue raisonné: Hollstein 177 (VIII)
Location: Not on view

Description

Hans Bol (1534–1593) was active in Antwerp as a painter, etcher, and miniaturist. He is shown here at the age of 58, the last year of his life. The skull and the upside-down torches in the ornamental frame are evidence that the engraving was made after Bol's death.
  • purchased from (James A. Bergquist, Boston 8/6/86).
  • Mannerism: Italian, French, and Netherlandish Prints, 1520-1620. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 3-October 26, 1997).
    Cleveland, Ohio: The Cleveland Museum of Art; 8/3/97 - 10/26/97. "Mannerism: Italian, French, and Netherlandish Prints, 1520-1620."
    Design and Decoration: Ornament Prints. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 7-October 28, 1990).
    Year in Review for 1986. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 4-March 15, 1987).
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