Four Young Bulls in a Meadow
Also titled Vier jonge stieren in de wei
Paulus Potter (Enkhuizen, 1625–1654)
1651
- Medium
- panel, oil paint (paint)
- Classification
- painting
- Dimensions
- height 25 cm x width 30.1 cm x depth 1.1 cm
- Museum
- Rijksmuseum
- Credit line
- On loan from the City of Amsterdam (A. van der Hoop Bequest)
- Rights
- Public Domain Mark, as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed
About this work
Paulus Potter was the first painter to give Dutch cattle a leading role in his work. In this painting, four young bulls stand out sharply against a cloudy grey sky. Their heavy bodies cast dark shadows. The sinewy animals appear even more impressive because of Potter’s low vantage point.
