Ferdinand BolDutch, 1616–1680Uur van de Dood
May one see it?
Unknown: the museum keeps its counsel
Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The owner is known. Whether it is on view today, the museum does not say, and we were not trained to guess.
- Source
- The museum's own collection data
About the work
In the museum's own words — in Dutch
Hoveling trekt zich terug voor bezinning in paleistuin en zit in afzondering te lezen. Het skelet van de Dood zit naast hem. Een courtisane probeert hem te verleiden maar hij geeft niet meer toe aan aardse lusten. Hij bekeert haar tot een kuise levenswijze.
Rijksmuseum
Particulars
- Accession number
- RP-P-OB-189
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Rijksmuseum: the museum's own open data · fetched 8 days ago
- Image: Rijksmuseum — public domain
Meanwhile, in the life of Ferdinand Bol
The whole lifeafter 1635
Apprenticed in Rembrandt's workshop
After December 1635, when Bol is still recorded in Dordrecht as a painter, he works as an apprentice in Rembrandt's Amsterdam workshop (other accounts say already after 1630) and lives in his house. He followed his master so closely that many of his paintings were long attributed to Rembrandt himself, and Rembrandt even sold his pupil's work.
1636–1641
Teacher: Rembrandt
1636–1680 · Workplace
Amsterdam
1641
Opens his own studio
After his father's death, Bol opens his own studio and establishes himself as an independent artist.
1641
Pupil: Cornelis Bisschop
1641
Death of his father, Balthasar Bol
Balthasar Bol, chief surgeon of Dordrecht, dies; Rembrandt had painted his portrait when he came to Amsterdam to visit his son.
