Ferdinand

=Ferdinand Bol= Ferdinand Bol was a Dutch painter. He was born in Dordrecht on June 24, 1616, and died on August 24, 1680. Around 1630, Bol took the opportunity to be a student of Rembrandt. Bol quickly rose through the ranks in the academy, almost to the point where his and Rembrandt's paintings looked the exact same. Like his master, Bol favored historical subjects, portraits (self portraits as well), and people in very exotic costumes. He was married twice in his life. He married Elisabeth Dell in 1653. After Elisabeth died 1660, Bol remarried in 1669 to Anne van Eckrel. Affter he married Anne, he gave up his life in painting. He had one, who was a lawyer. He died only a few weeks after his second wife.

Bol was a very popular painter and still is in the world of art today. Many of his paintings were portraits of people or himself. These were normally set next to a window of some sort. But there were still paintings of historical events, such as battles, in his collection. Many of his works are often mistaken as Rembrandt's, since they both used the same style; dark colors, muted backgrounds, and the distinct features in the portraits of the people he made. His style started to change around 1650. His palette lightened, and his fingers grew more graceful and noble. Some of the paintings he made were a portrait of a Dutch woman, a Messenger of God Appearing to Joshua, and The Astronomer.

Bol, and his art, is a very influential piece in Amsterdam's history. He showed that with long hours of training and hard work, you could achieve your goals. He also showed that you can imitate those from whom you learned if you put your mind to it and still become famous in your own right.