Paulus PotterNiederlande, 1625–1654Grazende koe
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Unbekannt
Amsterdam, Niederlande
Der Besitzer ist bekannt; ob das Werk derzeit ausgestellt ist, nicht.
- Quelle
- Das Museum
Angaben
- Inventarnummer
- RP-P-OB-12.761
Was es zeigt
Im Katalog
Quellen
- Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
- Bild: Rijksmuseum Amsterdam — public domain
Derweil im Leben von Paulus Potter
Das ganze Leben1649
Moves to The Hague: a house from van Goyen
Potter rents a house in The Hague from the painter Jan van Goyen and joins the local painters' guild; for several years he lives next door to van Goyen.
1649–1652 · Wirkungsort
The Hague
3 July 1650
Marries Adriana van Balckeneynde
Potter marries Adriana van Balckeneynde, daughter of the Hague master carpenter and building contractor Claes Dircksz, who lived nearby; his father-in-law introduces him to the Dutch elite. None of their children will reach adulthood.
1 May 1652
Moves to Amsterdam at Tulp's invitation
At the invitation of the physician Nicolaes Tulp, who already owned a number of his paintings, Potter goes to Amsterdam. Impressed by the artist's civilized behaviour and politeness, Tulp has him paint his son Dirck as a noble equestrian, life-size, with the head painted on a portrait originally intended for someone else.
1652–1654 · Wirkungsort
Amsterdam
