Lucella en Ascagnes als liefdespaar
Medium
etching
Dimensions
262; 213
About this artwork
height 262 mm x width 213 mm
Art Historical Context
**Lucella en Ascagnes alsdespaar** is a delicate etching by Dutch artist Johannes Arnoldus Bol, created in 1866. 262 mm in height by 213 mm in width this intimate print captures a romantic moment between the titular lovers, Lucella and Ascagnes Boland, active in the mid-19th century, was known his skilled printmaking, often drawing from literary or theatrical inspirations popular in Dutch culture at the time. The artwork reflects the sentimental genre scenes favored during the Romantic era's twilight in the Netherlands, where artists explored themes of love and human emotion. The Dutch title ...
About the Artist
Johannes Arnoldus Boland · 1838–1922
Johannes Arnoldus Boland (1838–1922) was a Dutch etcher and engraver who played a significant role in the 19th-century etching revival in the Netherlands while serving as a restorer at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam for over three decades. Born on December 19, 1838, in Geesteren, a small town in the eastern Netherlands, Boland dedicated his career to both preserving and creating art, embodying the d...