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Meanwhile, in the life of Ferdinand Bol
The whole life1636–1680 · Workplace
Amsterdam
c. 1655
Commissions for the town hall and the Admiralty
Bol receives orders for two chimney pieces for rooms in the new town hall, designed by Jacob van Campen (now the Royal Palace on Dam Square), and four more for the Admiralty of Amsterdam.
mid-1650s
More official commissions than any other artist in Amsterdam
By the middle of the decade Bol's palette has lightened and his figures have grown more elegant, and he receives more official commissions than any other artist in Amsterdam. He delivers four paintings for the two mansions of the Trip brothers, who, like him, came from Dordrecht.
1655
Becomes head of the Guild of St. Luke
Bol becomes head of the Guild of St. Luke; in these years he takes commissions from the Admiralty and the new town hall of Amsterdam.
