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Potter, Paulus - Biography & Artworks | Artheon Museum

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Potter, Paulus

1625–1654

Nationality: Dutch Republic

Born: 1625, Enkhuizen

Died: 1654, Amsterdam

Gender: male

Movements

Delft school

Baroque

Occupations

architectural draftsperson

poet

painter

visual artist

etcher

graphic artist

printmaker

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Biography

Famous for his naturalistic cabinet paintings of livestock and farm scenes; his best known work is the monumental painting "The Bull" of 1647. Comment on works: Landscapes; Animals.

Wikidata/Wikimedia Commons

Notable Works

Cows reflected in the water
The Bull
Cattle in a Meadow

Artworks

45 artworks

Study of a lying cow

ca. 1650

Cow, after Paulus Potter

Title page for "Diverses vaches et boeufs" after Paulus Potter

Cowherd driving three horned cattle before him; below, in the foreground, a recumbent steer and a standing steer, marsh and trees beyond

1649

Sleeping Huntress

1644–52

Seated figure of Diana the Huntress

1644–52

A herdsman's hut

A spaniel

Orpheus and the Animals

Herdsmen with their cattle

Liggende koe bij een boom

De schaapherder

Zabucaiaboom en een aap

Kop van een koe

Zabucaiaboom en een aap

Potter, Paulus

Biography

Notable Works

Artworks

Study of a lying cow

Cow, after Paulus Potter

Title page for "Diverses vaches et boeufs" after Paulus Potter

Cowherd driving three horned cattle before him; below, in the foreground, a recumbent steer and a standing steer, marsh and trees beyond

Sleeping Huntress

Seated figure of Diana the Huntress

A herdsman's hut

A spaniel

Orpheus and the Animals

Herdsmen with their cattle

Liggende koe bij een boom

De schaapherder

Zabucaiaboom en een aap

Kop van een koe

Zabucaiaboom en een aap

Stier