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The Prodigal Son
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The Prodigal Son

Medium

Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash

Dimensions

5 3/4 x 7 15/16 in. (14.6 x 20.2 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Walter C. Baker, 1971

Classification

Drawings

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