Hans Bol

Cleveland Museum of Art

Hans Bol

Hendrick Goltzius

Date
1593
Medium
engraving
Culture
Netherlands, 16th century
Department
Prints
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art

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.

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