16th C. Hans Bol Landscape engravings

          Aegiudius Sadeler                            Joan Sadeler                               Raphael Sadeler                         Hans Bol         

Hans Bol (1534-1593) ) - Dutch School

This famous painter was born in Mechelen (Flanders). After some travelling he settled in Antwerp but religious raisons forced him to go to Amsterdam.
He work was inspired by Brueghel. It seems he never travelled to Italy. His work is therefore perhaps very Flemish in style and more natural.
 His paintings and drawings where very influential for the development of the landscape art

 

Flemish landscape with traveller left and castle right
Aegidius Sadeler(1570-1629)
Hans Bol inv.

A fine realistic landscape with no obvious theme.
A group of people is sitting down middle left and perhaps listening to a field preacher.

Watermark: Shield with an R inside
20 by 25,50 cm

 


 

Flemish landscape with the rape of Europe
Aegidius Sadeler(1570-1629)
Hans Bol inv.
published in Prague in 1601.

Etching and engraving after Hans Bol (1543-93). Shown is a very flat Flemish landscape. Middle right in the shade Europe tempted to take place on the decorated cow and even more right Europe being carried away on the back of the cow (Jupiter in disguise)

 From the same group of landscape engravings with  mythological themes such as the fall of Icarus and Mercurius beheading Argus

Watermark: Shield with an R inside
19,50 by 26,50 cm

Flemish landscape with Mercury and Argus
Aegidius Sadeler(1570-1629)
Hans Bol inv.
published in Prague in 1601.

Etching and engraving after Hans Bol (1543-93). Shown is a typical Flemish landscape. Front middle Juno with peacock, front right Mercury with his winged helmet beheading Argus herding the with cow (Juno) who is running away. Hera who had transformed Juno in a cow to hide here unfaithful Jupiter, riding here wagon in the sky.

 From the same group of landscape engravings with  mythological themes such as the fall of Icarus and Mercurius beheading Argus.

Watermark: Shield with an R inside
19,50 by 26,50 cm

   
   

Bird Catcher and tilt-cart wading trough a river
Johannes Sadeler sculp. H.563
Hans Bol inv.
22 by 27 cm

Group peasants worshipping image of Isis on donkey
Johannes Sadeler fe. H.564
Hans Bol Inv.
21,90 by 27,20 cm


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