...generation tended to ignore the whims of fashion and continued to wear these garments. Ferdinand Bol (1616-1680) The artist Ferdinand Bol grew up in Dordrecht. He learned to paint either there or in Utrecht under the artist Abraham Bloemaert. Later Bol worked for a period at the studio of...

Title The Peace Negotiations between Claudius Civilis and Cerealis Year c. 1660-70 Standing on opposite sides of a demolished bridge are two warriors. They are negotiating across the divide. The man on the right is Cerealis, recognisable as a Roman from the standard with an eagle behind...