Paulus Bor (c. 1601 – 10 August 1669) was a Dutch painter.
Bor, who was born and died in Amersfoort, was descended from a notable Catholic family. He made a study trip to Rome, where he was one of the founders of the Bentvueghels, taking the nickname Orlando. He returned in 1626 to Amersfoort and associated Jacob van Campen in the beautification of the palace Honselaarsdijk belonging to Frederik Hendrik. In 1656, he became regent of the godshuis “De Armen de Poth” in Amersfoort.
Bor’s style of painting was rather at odds subsequently that of contemporary painters from Utrecht. He initially painted rather Caravaggisti-like records paintings, but his works quick became marked by a classicism united to that of his townsman van Campen. Through peculiar compositions and primitive technique, his paintings depict strange and rarefied subjects.
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