Het Bullenboekje
1650
Medium
etching
Dimensions
145; 108
About this artwork
Een koe liggend bij een hek.
Art Historical Context
**Het Bullenboekje is a delicate etching by Paulus Potter, master of Dutch Golden Age animal painting, created in 1650 Measuring just 108mm by 145mm, this intimate print captures a cow resting serenely beside a simple wooden fence. Potter, who lived from 1625 to 1654, was renowned for his lifelike depictions of livestock, drawing from keen observations of rural life in the Netherlands during a prosperous era of trade and artistic innovation. Etching allowed Potter to achieve remarkable detail and texture—note the intricate lines rendering the cow's soft fur, muscular form, and calm expression...
About the Artist
Paulus Potter · 1625–1654
Paulus Potter (1625–1654) was a Dutch Golden Age painter whose short life — he died at just twenty-eight years of age — belied an artistic achievement of remarkable originality and influence. Born in Enkhuizen in 1625, Potter trained under his father, the painter Pieter Potter, and later in Amsterdam and Delft, where he absorbed the technical standards of the flourishing Dutch painting tradition. ...