The Bull

"The Bull," painted by Paulus Potter in 1647, is a monumental work that exemplifies the Dutch Golden Age's focus on realism and attention to detail, depicting a life-sized bull alongside other farm animals and a pastoral landscape. This painting, housed in the Mauritshuis in The Hague, is notable for its unprecedented scale and the artist's meticulous rendering of animal anatomy and texture.

"The Bull" by Paulus Potter is an etching that depicts a robust bull standing prominently in the foreground, rendered with meticulous attention to anatomical detail and texture. The composition is balanced by the inclusion of a pastoral landscape in the background, featuring a distant farmhouse and trees, which enhances the naturalistic setting of the scene.