Standing Bull

c. 1657/1659

Adriaen van de Velde

Associated Names
Adriaen van de Velde

Artist, Dutch, 1636 - 1672

The image shows a pastoral scene with several cows. Two cows are close to the viewer, with one lying down and the other standing. The background features distant trees and a sky with stylized clouds. The etched technique is used to depict fine details in the cows' textures and the grass. The color palette consists of varying shades of sepia, giving the image an antique look. Another cow can be seen grazing in the distance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8225

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 3, State only

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1884

  • Dutuit 3.

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge

1978

  • Illustrated Bartsch, 1978: 3.

Wikidata ID

Q65018477

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