Paulus Potter

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Paulus Potter portrait, painted by Bartholomeus van der Helst

Paulus Pieterszoon Potter (baptized November 20, 1625 in Enkhuizen ; buried January 17, 1654 in Amsterdam ) was a Dutch Baroque landscape and animal painter .

Life

Paulus Potter learned in the Amsterdam studio of his father Pieter Symonsz Potter and with Jacob de Wel , possibly also with Pieter Lastman and Claes Moeyaert . In 1646 he became a member of the St. Luke Guild of Delft . Around 1649 he lived in The Hague , where he also became a member of the guild. In 1652 he returned - meanwhile married to Adriana Backen Eynde - back to Amsterdam, where the physician Dr. Nicolaes Tulp became his mentor .

The first known works date from 1641. His work up to his early death from tuberculosis comprises a total of about 130 paintings, mainly Dutch pasture landscapes with detailed depictions of cattle, genre pictures and hunting scenes. His animal pieces are world famous. His best-known work is the large-format painting The Young Bull from 1647, which can be seen today in the Mauritshuis in The Hague. His hometown Enkhuizen honored him with a memorial that depicts the young Potter by drawing.

Works

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The bull, Mauritshuis The Hague

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personal data
SURNAME Potter, Paul
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Potter, Paulus Pieterszoon (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch Baroque landscape and animal painter
DATE OF BIRTH baptized November 20, 1625
PLACE OF BIRTH Enkhuizen
DATE OF DEATH buried January 17, 1654
Place of death Amsterdam