Hans’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Diana and Her Nymphs with the Ox Hunt
With a scene after an engraving by Adriaen Collaert (c. 1560–1618) after Hans Bol (1534–1593), Ox Hunt Brussels

Landscape with the Sacrifice of Isaac within a Decorative Border of Plants and Animals
Hans Bol Netherlandish, 1534-1593

Landscape with Abraham and Angels
Attributed to Hans Bol Netherlandish, 1534-1593

Pluto and Proserpina with Falconry
After an engraving by Adriaen Collaert (c. 1560–1618) after Hans Bol (1534–1593), Falconry Woven at the workshop of Erasmus I de Pannemaker (c. 1565–1620 or later) Brussels

Hans Bol
Hendrick Goltzius Dutch, 1558–1617

Plate 2, from Landscapes with Scenes from the Old and New Testament and Ovid’s Metamorphoses
Hans Bol (Flemish, 1534–1593) published by Philip Galle (Flemish, 1537–1612)

Plate 3, from Landscapes with Scenes from the Old and New Testament and Ovid’s Metamorphoses
Hans Bol (Flemish, 1534–1593) published by Philip Galle (Flemish, 1537–1612)

Plate 4, from Landscapes with Scenes from the Old and New Testament and Ovid’s Metamorphoses
Hans Bol (Flemish, 1534–1593) published by Philip Galle (Flemish, 1537–1612)

Plate 5, from Landscapes with Scenes from the Old and New Testament and Ovid’s Metamorphoses
Hans Bol (Flemish, 1534–1593) published by Philip Galle (Flemish, 1537–1612)

Plate 6, from Landscapes with Scenes from the Old and New Testament and Ovid’s Metamorphoses
Hans Bol (Flemish, 1534–1593) published by Philip Galle (Flemish, 1537–1612)

Plate 7, from Landscapes with Scenes from the Old and New Testament and Ovid’s Metamorphoses
Hans Bol (Flemish, 1534–1593) published by Philip Galle (Flemish, 1537–1612)

Plate 8, from Landscapes with Scenes from the Old and New Testament and Ovid’s Metamorphoses
Hans Bol (Flemish, 1534–1593) published by Philip Galle (Flemish, 1537–1612)

Plate 9, from Landscapes with Scenes from the Old and New Testament and Ovid’s Metamorphoses
Hans Bol (Flemish, 1534–1593) published by Philip Galle (Flemish, 1537–1612)

Plate 10, from Landscapes with Scenes from the Old and New Testament and Ovid’s Metamorphoses
Hans Bol (Flemish, 1534–1593) published by Philip Galle (Flemish, 1537–1612)

Plate 11, from Landscapes with Scenes from the Old and New Testament and Ovid’s Metamorphoses
Hans Bol (Flemish, 1534–1593) published by Philip Galle (Flemish, 1537–1612)

Plate 12, from Landscapes with Scenes from the Old and New Testament and Ovid’s Metamorphoses
Hans Bol (Flemish, 1534–1593) published by Philip Galle (Flemish, 1537–1612)

Plate 13, from Landscapes with Scenes from the Old and New Testament and Ovid’s Metamorphoses
Hans Bol (Flemish, 1534–1593) published by Philip Galle (Flemish, 1537–1612)

Plate 14, from Landscapes with Scenes from the Old and New Testament and Ovid’s Metamorphoses
Hans Bol (Flemish, 1534–1593) published by Philip Galle (Flemish, 1537–1612)

Plate 15, from Landscapes with Scenes from the Old and New Testament and Ovid’s Metamorphoses
Hans Bol (Flemish, 1534–1593) published by Philip Galle (Flemish, 1537–1612)

Plate 16, from Landscapes with Scenes from the Old and New Testament and Ovid’s Metamorphoses
Hans Bol (Flemish, 1534–1593) published by Philip Galle (Flemish, 1537–1612)