 When 10 years later Antwerp was besieged by the Spanish, Hans Bol left the Southern Netherlands in 1584 following in the footsteps of his brother Jacob, who had already left for Dordrecht in 1578.He travelled first to Bergen-op-Zoom where he had spent time before in 1578-1579.In 1586 he left for Dordrecht and then travelled via Delft to Amsterdam where he resided until his death.