🍎 Still Life & Animals
The Bull
Paulus Potter · 1647
Why it's great
A big black and white bull stands in a field in front of a farmer, a ram and a few cows. Paulus Potter painted it in 1647 when he was only 22, and it is life-size, so large that it was once thought to be too big to hang.
Where to see it
📍 MauritshuisThe Hague, Netherlands
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⬇ Hi-res download
6,000 × 4,156 px · 24.9 megapixels · prints up to about 20 × 14 inches at 300 dpi
File page & license ↗
Three places to look for a print of this painting, from budget to museum-grade:
💵 Budget
Etsy ↗
Posters and simple prints from small sellers, usually the lowest prices.
🖼️ Mid-range
Fine Art America ↗
Good printing on paper, canvas or metal, made to order, with framing options.
🏛️ High-end
Meisterdrucke ↗
Museum-grade giclée prints on archival paper or canvas, the closest to the real thing.
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Paulus Potter was a Dutch painter, born in 1625. He painted animals such as cows, horses and bulls, in a very true-to-life way, and died young, aged 28, in Amsterdam in 1654.
