 In Genoa he stayed with fellow Antwerp painter and art dealer Cornelis de Wael who was a long-term resident that city and played a pivotal role in giving Flemish artists arriving in Genoa an opportunity to work.Boel later married de Wael's niece upon his return to Antwerp.Upon his return to Antwerp, where he was registered in the local Guild of Saint Luke as a "wijnmeester" (wine master) (a title reserved for the children of members of the guild) in 1650–51.