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Hans Bol

1593

Hendrick Goltzius

(Dutch, 1558–1617)

Netherlands, 16th century

Engraving

Support: Blued white laid paper

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)

State: I/II

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.

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Inscription

lower center, in plate: Cælatam vitrici effigiem Francisce tuêre, / Virtutem spectato magis, vitamque probatam, / Pictricem admirâre manum, qua florida Tempe, / Et nemus Alcinoi penicillo æquavit amaenum / Dedicat hani grato tibi pectore Goltzius, at tu / Pignus amicitiae læte cape mente, manuque. ; Center, in plate (in oval frame around portrait): IONNES BOLLIUS MECHLINIENS[I?] / PICTOR. ÆT. LVIII. A°. CIC(second C reversed). IC(C reversed). XCIII. ; lower left, in plate: HG. [in monogram] ; verso, upper center, in brown ink: Ga[n?]t [2 d J pr: 4d?]

Provenance

purchased from (James A. Bergquist, Boston 8/6/86).

Exhibition history

Cleveland, Ohio: The Cleveland Museum of Art; 8/3/97 - 10/26/97. "Mannerism: Italian, French, and Netherlandish Prints, 1520-1620."

Year in Review for 1986. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 4-March 15, 1987).

Design and Decoration: Ornament Prints. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 7-October 28, 1990).

Mannerism: Italian, French, and Netherlandish Prints, 1520-1620. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 3-October 26, 1997).

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{{cite web|title=Hans Bol|url=https://clevelandart.org/art/1986.25|author=Hendrick Goltzius|year=1593|access-date=03 December 2023|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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