Ferdinand Bol

Dutch · 1616–1680 · Painter, Printmaker

Ferdinand Bol was a Dutch painter, etcher and draftsman. Although his surviving work is rare, it displays Rembrandt's influence; like his master, Bol favoured historical… (Wikipedia)

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Ferdinand Bol was a Dutch painter, etcher and draftsman. Although his surviving work is rare, it displays Rembrandt's influence; like his master, Bol favoured historical subjects, portraits, numerous self-portraits, and single figures in exotic finery.

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Born 1616, DordrechtDied 1680, AmsterdamOccupation Painter, Printmaker, DraughtsmanWikidata Q374039 ↗ULAN 500013764 ↗Museum works 24

Baroque

Also known as Bol, bol ferdinand, Boll, F. Ball, f. bol, F. Boll, F. Bols, Ferdinand Ball and 4 other name forms

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Ferdinand Bol, Portrait of a Woman — **Portrait of a Woman**1642 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Theodore M. Davis Collection, Bequest of Theo…

Ferdinand Bol, Petronella Elias (1648–1667) with a Basket of Fruit — **Petronella Elias (1648–1667) with a Basket of Fruit**1657 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, George T. Delacorte Jr. Gift, 1957 …

Ferdinand Bol, Caritas: Joanna de Geer (1629-1691) with her Children Cecilia Trip (1660-1728) and Laurens Trip (b. 1662) — **Caritas: Joanna de Geer (1629-1691) with her Children Cecilia Trip (1660-1728) and Laurens Trip (b. 1662)**1662 - 1669
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Ferdinand Bol, Consul Titus Manlius Torquatus Orders the Beheading of his Son — **Consul Titus Manlius Torquatus Orders the Beheading of his Son**1661 - 1663
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Ferdinand Bol, Three Regentesses of the Lepers' Asylum in Amsterdam, 1668 — **Three Regentesses of the Lepers' Asylum in Amsterdam, 1668**c. 1668 - c. 1671
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Ferdinand Bol, Woman with a Pear — **Woman with a Pear**17th century · Etching; third state
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha …

Ferdinand Bol, David Showing Saul the Tip of His Coat — **David Showing Saul the Tip of His Coat**1636–41 · Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash; framing lines in pen and brown ink
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Guy Wildenstein Gift, 2001 — Open A…

Ferdinand Bol, The Woman with the Pear — **The Woman with the Pear**1651 · etching
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)

Ferdinand Bol, Portrait of an Officer — **Portrait of an Officer**1645 · etching
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)

Ferdinand Bol, Rembrandt van Rijn — **Rembrandt van Rijn**c. 1640 · chalk, pen and ink, brush and wash on sheet trimmed with gold paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)

Ferdinand Bol, The Astrologer — **The Astrologer**etching
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)

Ferdinand Bol, The Sacrifice of Gideon — **The Sacrifice of Gideon**etching and drypoint
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Ferdinand Bol, Aeneas Receiving a New Set of Armour from Venus — **Aeneas Receiving a New Set of Armour from Venus**1660 - 1663
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Ferdinand Bol, Portrait of Engel de Ruyter — **Portrait of Engel de Ruyter**1669
Mauritshuis ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Mauritshuis

Ferdinand Bol, Portrait of Michiel de Ruyter (1607-1676) — **Portrait of Michiel de Ruyter (1607-1676)**1667
Mauritshuis ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Mauritshuis

Ferdinand Bol, Portrait of a Young Man, presumably Louis Trip Jr (1638-1655) — **Portrait of a Young Man, presumably Louis Trip Jr (1638-1655)**1652
Mauritshuis ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Mauritshuis

Ferdinand Bol, Self-portrait — **Self-portrait**1669
Rijksmuseum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Rijksmuseum

Ferdinand Bol, Portrait of a man — **Portrait of a man**1663
Rijksmuseum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Rijksmuseum

Ferdinand Bol, Michiel de Ruyter as Lieutenant-Admiral — **Michiel de Ruyter as Lieutenant-Admiral**1667
Rijksmuseum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Rijksmuseum

Ferdinand Bol, Caritas: Johanna de Geer (1629-91) with her children Cecilia Trip (1660-1728) and Laurens Trip (b 1662) — **Caritas: Johanna de Geer (1629-91) with her children Cecilia Trip (1660-1728) and Laurens Trip (b 1662)**1664
Rijksmuseum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Rijksmuseum

Ferdinand Bol, Margarita Trip as Minerva, Instructing her Sister Anna Maria Trip — **Margarita Trip as Minerva, Instructing her Sister Anna Maria Trip**1663
Rijksmuseum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Rijksmuseum

Ferdinand Bol, Bearded Old Man in a Skull Cap — **Bearded Old Man in a Skull Cap**n.d. · Etching on paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mrs. Morris Woolf — public domain (CC0)

Ferdinand Bol, Curly Headed Man with a Wry Mouth — **Curly Headed Man with a Wry Mouth**1630/80 · Etching on paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Charles Deering Collection — public domain (CC0)

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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