Frans Boels

Frans Boels (c. 1555, Mechelen – 1596, Amsterdam) was a Flemish painter and draftsman, who was active in the Dutch Republic in the latter part of his life.

He was born in Mechelen and was a pupil and stepson of Hans Bol who was a successful and versatile landscape painter and draftsman.

[2] He probably left with his stepfather Hans Bol who fled the Southern Netherlands for religious reasons.

[1] The early biographer Karel van Mander mentions in his Schilder-boeck of 1604 that Frans Boels was good at drawing miniature landscapes.

[5] Frans Boels' favorite subjects were Biblical or mythological scenes or hunting parties.