Uur van de Dood

About this artwork

plaatrand: hoogte 133 mm x breedte 90 mm

Art Historical Context

**Uur van de Dood (Hour of Death)** Etching by Ferdinand Bol,1642–1644* *Plate: 133 × 90 mm* Ferdinand Bol, a prominent Dutch artist of the Golden Age and a favored pupil of Rembrandt van Rijn, created *Uur van de Dood* during his early career in Amsterdam. Dated between 1642 and 1644, this intimate etching captures the somber theme suggested by its title—"Hour of Deathlikely evoking memento mori motifs popular in 17th-century Northern Europe. These reminders of mortality, often featuring skulls, hourglasses, or extinguished candles, reflected the era's preoccupation with life's transienc...

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