POTTER, Paulus
(b. 1625, Enkhuizen, d. 1654, Amsterdam)

Cows Reflected in the Water

1648
Oil on panel, 43 x 61 cm
Mauritshuis, The Hague

This painting suggests that life on the land is about contended cows, cozy cottages, unlimited space and sunlight, fresh air, and the freedom to strip naked and splash in a pond.




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