Paulus Potter

Portrait of Paulus Potter (1654) by Bartholomeus van der Helst

Years of life:	1625 – 1654
Artist's Teachers:	Pieter Symonsz Potter
Art Movement:	Baroque
Painting School:	Guild of Saint Luke

Genre:	Portrait , Animalistics
Country:	Netherlands
Century:	XVII

He was the best at painting cows (as well as horses, sheep, and goats). Several of his canvases show them life-sized, but more at ease on a small scale. He also painted vanitas-type still lifes.

Paulus Potter’s major works are Cattle and Sheep in a Stormy Landscape, 1647 (London: National Gallery); The Wolf- Hound, c. 1650 (Las Vegas: Guggenheim Hermitage Museum).

References:

Robert Cumming. Art: complete encyclopedia. – 512 p. – Moscow: Astrel, 2005.

Artworks:

Punishment of a Hunter

1647

Punishment of a Hunter • 1647
The "Piebald" Horse

about 1650–1654

The "Piebald" Horse • about 1650–1654
Four Bulls

1644

Four Bulls • 1644
Peasant Family with Animals

1646

Peasant Family with Animals • 1646
Resting Herd

1652

Resting Herd • 1652
The Bull

1647

The Bull • 1647
Cattle and Sheep in a Stormy Landscape

1647

Cattle and Sheep in a Stormy Landscape • 1647
The Bull

1649

The Bull • 1649
Driving the Cattle to Pasture in the Morning

1647

Driving the Cattle to Pasture in the Morning • 1647
The Spotted Horse

1653

The Spotted Horse • 1653
Dirck Tulp

1653

Dirck Tulp • 1653
Two Horses near a Gate in the Meadow

1649

Two Horses near a Gate in the Meadow • 1649
The bear hunt

1649

The bear hunt • 1649
A Husbandman with His Herd

1648

A Husbandman with His Herd • 1648
Cows Reflected in the Water

1648

Cows Reflected in the Water • 1648
Woman washing a pail, with cattle, a man, and a dog

1647

Woman washing a pail, with cattle, a man, and a dog • 1647
The Young Bull

1647

The Young Bull • 1647
Two Cows and a Young Bull beside a Fence in a Meadow

1647

Two Cows and a Young Bull beside a Fence in a Meadow • 1647
Figures with Horses by a Stable

1647

Figures with Horses by a Stable • 1647
Two Cows beside a Stream

1640-1649

Two Cows beside a Stream • 1640-1649
A herdsman's hut

1645

A herdsman's hut • 1645
Cattle with a Milkmaid

1643

Cattle with a Milkmaid • 1643
Landscape with Shepherdess and Shepherd Playing Flute

between 1642 and 1644

Landscape with Shepherdess and Shepherd Playing Flute • between 1642 and 1644
Wolf-Hound

between 1650 and 1652

Wolf-Hound • between 1650 and 1652
Bellowing Bull

1650s

Bellowing Bull • 1650s
A Farrier's Shop

1648

A Farrier's Shop • 1648
Wooded Landscape with a Boy and Animals near a Cottage

1670

Wooded Landscape with a Boy and Animals near a Cottage • 1670
A partridge dog

1653

A partridge dog • 1653
Departure to the Hunt

1652

Departure to the Hunt • 1652
Cattle in a Field

1652

Cattle in a Field • 1652
The Meadow

1652

The Meadow • 1652
Landscape with Two Cows and a Goat

1652

Landscape with Two Cows and a Goat • 1652
Cat Playing with Two Dogs

1652

Cat Playing with Two Dogs • 1652
Two Sportsmen Outside an Inn

1651

Two Sportsmen Outside an Inn • 1651
Four cows in the meadow

1651

Four cows in the meadow • 1651
Shepherds with their livestock

1651

Shepherds with their livestock • 1651
Rider on a Brown Horse

1650

Rider on a Brown Horse • 1650
Orpheus and the animals

1650

Orpheus and the animals • 1650
Two Cows and a Goat

1649

Two Cows and a Goat • 1649
Two Pigs in a Sty

1649

Two Pigs in a Sty • 1649
A Young Bull and two Cows in a Meadow

1649

A Young Bull and two Cows in a Meadow • 1649
The Young Thief

1649

The Young Thief • 1649
Departure to the hunt

1652

Departure to the hunt • 1652