The Bull

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by Henk Bekker

Paulus Potter's The Bull in the Mauritshuis

Paulus Potter’s The Bull is an unusually large painting for both the painter and the theme — it is the largest painting in the museum and fills nearly a complete wall. This painting of a bull and further farm animals was the main attraction of the museum for much of the 19th century and was praised above the Rembrandts and Vermeers, which are currently the most loved paintings in the Mauritshuis.