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Pars Secunda from Topographia Variarum Regionum
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Pars Secunda from Topographia Variarum Regionum

Medium

Etching

Dimensions

Sheet: 4 13/16 × 7 3/16 in. (12.3 × 18.3 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Rights

Public Domain

About Hans Bol

1534–1593Habsburg Netherlands

The son of Simon Bol and pupil of his father's brothers, Jean and Jacques Bol, Hans Bol worked initially in Heidelberg and then in Mons. On 10 February 1560, he was admitted to the guild in Mechelen. In 1572, after the sack of Mechelen, he journeyed to Antwerp. Comment on works: Landscapes