Paulus PotterPaesi Bassi, 1625–1654Study of a Young Pig
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Amsterdam, Paesi Bassi
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- Fonte
- Il museo
Scheda
- Numero di inventario
- RP-T-1901-A-4540
Che cosa raffigura
In catalogo
Fonti
- Rijksmuseum
- Immagine: Rijksmuseum — public domain
Nella vita di Paulus Potter
Tutta la vita1631–1646 · Luogo di lavoro
Amsterdam
1646 · Luogo di lavoro
Delft
6 August 1646
Master of the Guild of Saint Luke in Delft
Potter is registered as a master painter in the Guild of Saint Luke in Delft; his training is complete.
1649–1652 · 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.
