Renowned for his miniatures, Hans Bol learned his trade from two uncles, who were also painters. At age fourteen he was apprenticed to a painter of *Waterschilderen* , large-scale scenes painted on canvas using opaque watercolor or tempera. *Waterschilderen,* a specialty of artists in Mechelen, were used as wall decorations instead of expensive tapestries. According to Karel Van Mander, Bol's larg
