Hilly Coastal Landscape with Hunters, with an elaborate border of Fishes and Birds
1584
Medium
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash
Dimensions
5 3/4 x 8 5/16 in. (14.6 x 21.1 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Van Day Truex Fund, Guy Wildenstein Gift, The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, and Mary Oenslager Fund, 2004
Accession Number
2004.53
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About the Artist
Hans Bol · 1534–1593
Hans Bol (1534–1593) was a Netherlandish painter, draftsman, and miniaturist known for his exquisite landscape compositions and detailed miniature paintings. Born in Mechelen (Malines) in the Spanish Netherlands, he trained there and became a member of the Guild of Saint Luke. His early career was disrupted by the religious upheavals of the Dutch Revolt; the sack of Mechelen in 1572 forced him to ...