DETAILS
- Artist
- Hans Bol
- Date
- 1534
- Medium
- Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, heightened with white gouache
- Location
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Dimensions
- sheet: 4 7/16 x 2 13/16 in. (11.3 x 7.2 cm)
- Collection
- Drawings and Prints
- Credit line
- The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1950
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THE ARTIST
Hans Bol
Hans Bol, a prolific Flemish artist, transitioned from large canvas paintings to intricate miniature landscapes, influencing Dutch landscape art with his detailed scenes of the seasons and biblical narratives.
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