Cornelis Bol

Cornelis Bol was a painter and printmaker (1589–1666). He was born at Antwerp and died at Haarlem.

Also recorded as Cornelis Boll; Cornelis, IV Bol; Bol; Cornelis IV Bol; Cornelius Bol.

Cornelis Bol in brief

Born
1589
Died
1666
Known for
painter and printmaker
Place of birth
Antwerp
Contents

Work and production

Works recorded as notable number 2: Naval battle between Dutch men-of-war and Spanish galleys and View on the River Scheldt near Antwerp.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 6 named public collections.

Rijksmuseum: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Hermitage Museum: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Pyotr Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky collection: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Government Art Collection: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 7 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Bol, Cornelis (ii), Oxford Art Online, 2003. Bol, Cornelis II, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Bol, Cornelis III, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Bol, Cornelis I, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Bol, Cornelis IV, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 4 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 4 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 4 means 4 genuinely separate publishers of record. 16 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Places of work recorded in the authority are Antwerp, Paris and London.

Works named in the authority record are Naval battle between Dutch men-of-war and Spanish galleys and View on the River Scheldt near Antwerp.

Work by Cornelis Bol is recorded in the collections of Rijksmuseum and Hermitage Museum.

Chronology

  1. 1589Cornelis Bol born at Antwerp.
  2. 1615View on the River Scheldt near Antwerp (Hermitage Museum).
  3. 1649Head of an Old Woman (so-called portrait of Visscher's mother) (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  4. 1650Naval battle between Dutch men-of-war and Spanish galleys (Rijksmuseum).
  5. 1650A Young Man Caressing the Young Hostess (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  6. 1660View of the Thames, Somerset House to Westminster (Government Art Collection).
  7. 1666Cornelis Bol died at Haarlem.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Bol, Cornelis (ii), Oxford Art Online, 2003

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Bol, Cornelis I, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Bol, Cornelis II, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Bol, Cornelis III, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Bol, Cornelis IV, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Cornelis Bol.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  7. 7.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 3 works naming Cornelis Bol.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  8. 8.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q5171213: Cornelis Bol

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  9. 9.

    “Cornelis Bol”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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