Bearded Old Man in a Skull Cap
Ferdinand Bol
n.d.
Medium
Etching on paper
Dimensions
7.3 × 5.4 cm (2 7/8 × 2 3/16 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
41596
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
A successful painter, Bol had commissions for official group portraits, as well as historical and allegorical paintings for public buildings in Amsterdam. He made about sixteen etchings, which were greatly influenced by Rembrandt's prints of the 1630s and 1640s.
About the Artist
Ferdinand Bol · 1616–1680
As a very young man, Bol moved to Amsterdam, where he worked under the direction of Rembrandt, with whom he formed a friendship. Comment on works: Religious; History; Portraits