Paulus PotterPaesi Bassi, 1625–1654Het stervende paard
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Amsterdam, Paesi Bassi
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- Fonte
- Il museo
Scheda
- Numero di inventario
- RP-P-H-S-35
Che cosa raffigura
In catalogo
Fonti
- Rijksmuseum
- Immagine: Rijksmuseum — public domain
Nel frattempo, nella vita di Paulus Potter
Tutta la vita1649–1652 · Luogo di lavoro
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 · Luogo di lavoro
Amsterdam
2 January 1653
Makes his will
Potter composes his will; a little over a year later he will die of tuberculosis.
17 gennaio 1654
Died
