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Paulus Potter
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Dutch painter (1625-1654)
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Paulus Potter (1625–1654) was a Dutch painter, poet, etcher, and graphic artist associated with the Baroque movement and the Delft school. Born in Enkhuizen, he was the son of Pieter Symonsz Potter, who was also his teacher. He studied under Claes Corneliszoon Moeyaert and Jacob Willemsz de Wet, and was influenced by Pieter van Laer. A member of the Guild of Saint Luke, Potter worked in landscape, animal, genre, and history painting. His notable work includes *The Bull*.
Potter died in Amsterdam on January 17, 1654, from tuberculosis. He is described in sources such as *The Great Theatre of Dutch Painters* and the *Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie*.
Synthesized by Vinony from 39 facts across 8 sources: Wikidata, OpenAlex, Open Library, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Last.fm, Europeana Sparql, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Die Spree-Laterne
via Open Library + Wikidata
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 4
- Total plays
- 8
<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Paulus+Potter">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Academic profile · OpenAlex
- Works
- 6
- Cited by
- 44
Research areas
Most cited works
- Automatic corn (Zea mays) kernel inspection system using novelty detection based on principal component analysis2013 · 41 cit
- Automatic visual inspection of corn kernels using principal component analysis2012 · 3 cit
- Two Cows and a Young Bull beside a Fence in a Meadow2016 · 0 cit
- 08 - Porc couché2015 · 0 cit
- Frontispice d'une série consacrée aux chèvres2015 · 0 cit
via OpenAlex · CC0
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- 2020 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of atrial fibrillation developed in collaboration with the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS)
· 2020 · cited 8,235x
- Genome-wide association study of 14,000 cases of seven common diseases and 3,000 shared controls
· 2007 · cited 7,930x
- Observation of a new particle in the search for the Standard Model Higgs boson with the ATLAS detector at the LHC
· 2012 · cited 6,794x
- 2016 ESC Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation developed in collaboration with EACTS
· 2016 · cited 5,405x
- The Pfam protein families database: towards a more sustainable future
· 2015 · cited 5,302x
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1625-11-20 ) 20 November 1625 (baptised), Enkhuizen , Dutch Republic
- Died
- ( 1654-01-17 ) 17 January 1654 (buried), Amsterdam , Dutch Republic
- Education
- Pieter Symonsz Potter
- Known for
- Painting
via Wikipedia infobox
Works in European collections
36 objects attributed to Paulus Potter, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
![[The Frisian Horse]](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fdiglib.hab.de%2Fvaria%2Fhaum%2Fpotter-p-kopie-ab3-0021%2Fmax%2F000001.jpg&type=IMAGE)
[The Frisian Horse]
![[The Shepherd]](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fdiglib.hab.de%2Fvaria%2Fhaum%2Fpotter-p-v3-4337%2Fmax%2F000001.jpg&type=IMAGE)
[The Shepherd]
![[Two Cows from behind; Two Cows Seen From Behind]](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fdiglib.hab.de%2Fvaria%2Fhaum%2Fpotter-p-kopie-ab3-0019%2Fmax%2F000001.jpg&type=IMAGE)
[Two Cows from behind; Two Cows Seen From Behind]
![[Autre vache debout, vue de [, et dirigée vers la droite, dont le fond offre un batiment tombé en ruines; Standing cow looking to the right, ruins of a building on the right in the background]](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fdiglib.hab.de%2Fvaria%2Fhaum%2Fbye-m-d-ab3-0018%2Fmax%2F000001.jpg&type=IMAGE)
[Autre vache debout, vue de [, et dirigée vers la droite, dont le fond offre un batiment tombé en ruines; Standing cow looking to the right, ruins of a building on the right in the background]
![[Un mouton qui broute, vu presque de face, et dirigé vers la droite. Un autre est couché à gauche vers le fond; Standing grazing sheep in the foreground, a lying sheep in the background]](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fdiglib.hab.de%2Fvaria%2Fhaum%2Fbye-m-d-ab3-0047%2Fmax%2F000001.jpg&type=IMAGE)
[Un mouton qui broute, vu presque de face, et dirigé vers la droite. Un autre est couché à gauche vers le fond; Standing grazing sheep in the foreground, a lying sheep in the background]
![[Un bouc couché, vu par le dos; Lying goat in back view]](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fdiglib.hab.de%2Fvaria%2Fhaum%2Fbye-m-d-ab3-0002%2Fmax%2F000001.jpg&type=IMAGE)
[Un bouc couché, vu par le dos; Lying goat in back view]
![[Un taureaux furieux courant vers la droite, et poursuivi par trois dogues; cover: A wild bull rushed by dogs]](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fdiglib.hab.de%2Fvaria%2Fhaum%2Fbye-m-d-ab3-0041%2Fmax%2F000001.jpg&type=IMAGE)
[Un taureaux furieux courant vers la droite, et poursuivi par trois dogues; cover: A wild bull rushed by dogs]
Village street
On the pasture
Orpheus and the animals
Departure for hunting
On the pasture
Cow mirrored in the water
On the pasture
Equestrian womb
Rest in front of the tavern
Taurus and cow
Landscape moral
The Grauschimmel
Livestock in the willow
Cattle and sheep
Landscape with oxen
![[Wieherner Horse]](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fdiglib.hab.de%2Fvaria%2Fhaum%2Fteyler-j-exc-ab3-0061%2Fmax%2F000001.jpg&type=IMAGE)
[Wieherner Horse]
![[Un jeune bouc debout vu de [; Young goat buck with a scattered view]](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fdiglib.hab.de%2Fvaria%2Fhaum%2Fbye-m-d-ab3-0001%2Fmax%2F000001.jpg&type=IMAGE)
[Un jeune bouc debout vu de [; Young goat buck with a scattered view]
![[Autre bouc buvant dans un ruisseau; Drinking Goat]](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fdiglib.hab.de%2Fvaria%2Fhaum%2Fbye-m-d-ab3-0003%2Fmax%2F000001.jpg&type=IMAGE)
[Autre bouc buvant dans un ruisseau; Drinking Goat]
![[Two Fighting Ox; Two Oxen Fighting]](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fdiglib.hab.de%2Fvaria%2Fhaum%2Fpotter-p-kopie-ab3-0018%2Fmax%2F000001.jpg&type=IMAGE)
[Two Fighting Ox; Two Oxen Fighting]
![[Un chevreau tetant une chèvre; a standing goat sucking her young]](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fdiglib.hab.de%2Fvaria%2Fhaum%2Fbye-m-d-ab3-0007%2Fmax%2F000001.jpg&type=IMAGE)
[Un chevreau tetant une chèvre; a standing goat sucking her young]
![[Head of a Cow; The Cow 's Head]](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fdiglib.hab.de%2Fvaria%2Fhaum%2Fpotter-p-v3-4338%2Fmax%2F000001.jpg&type=IMAGE)
[Head of a Cow; The Cow 's Head]
![[The Cow With the Crumpled Horn]](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fdiglib.hab.de%2Fvaria%2Fhaum%2Fpotter-p-kopie-ab3-0013%2Fmax%2F000001.jpg&type=IMAGE)
[The Cow With the Crumpled Horn]
![[A lying cow by a fence; The Cow Lying Down Near a Fence]](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fdiglib.hab.de%2Fvaria%2Fhaum%2Fpotter-p-kopie-ab3-0002%2Fmax%2F000001.jpg&type=IMAGE)
[A lying cow by a fence; The Cow Lying Down Near a Fence]
![[The Ackergäule; The Plough Horses]](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fdiglib.hab.de%2Fvaria%2Fhaum%2Fpotter-p-v3-4333%2Fmax%2F000001.jpg&type=IMAGE)
[The Ackergäule; The Plough Horses]
![[Lying cow to the left, a tree to the right]](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fdiglib.hab.de%2Fvaria%2Fhaum%2Fpotter-p-v3-4339-07%2Fmax%2F000001.jpg&type=IMAGE)
[Lying cow to the left, a tree to the right]
![[Un mouton qui broute, vu presque de profile, et dirigé vers la droite; un autre vu de face, est couché derrière lui, vers le fond à gauche; A grazing sheep in the foreground, a lying sheep in the background]](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fdiglib.hab.de%2Fvaria%2Fhaum%2Fbye-m-d-ab3-0055%2Fmax%2F000001.jpg&type=IMAGE)
[Un mouton qui broute, vu presque de profile, et dirigé vers la droite; un autre vu de face, est couché derrière lui, vers le fond à gauche; A grazing sheep in the foreground, a lying sheep in the background]
![[Un mouton couché, dirige vers la gauche, et re[ ant sa tête sur son épaule, pour se gratter; lying sheep scratching with head turned left]](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fdiglib.hab.de%2Fvaria%2Fhaum%2Fbye-m-d-ab3-0046%2Fmax%2F000001.jpg&type=IMAGE)
[Un mouton couché, dirige vers la gauche, et re[ ant sa tête sur son épaule, pour se gratter; lying sheep scratching with head turned left]
![[Une brébis debout, dirigée vers la gauche, accompagnée d 'un agneau qui la tette; mouton; a sheep sucking a lamb, a cart in the background]](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fdiglib.hab.de%2Fvaria%2Fhaum%2Fbye-m-d-ab3-0045%2Fmax%2F000001.jpg&type=IMAGE)
[Une brébis debout, dirigée vers la gauche, accompagnée d 'un agneau qui la tette; mouton; a sheep sucking a lamb, a cart in the background]
![[Un vache debout, vue de [, et dirigée vers la gauche; Standing cow grazing to the left in profile]](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fdiglib.hab.de%2Fvaria%2Fhaum%2Fbye-m-d-ab3-0031%2Fmax%2F000001.jpg&type=IMAGE)
[Un vache debout, vue de [, et dirigée vers la gauche; Standing cow grazing to the left in profile]
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Encyclopedic overview
Paulus Potter ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˈpʌulʏs ˈpɔtər]; 20 November 1625 (baptised) – 17 January 1654 (buried)) was a Dutch painter who specialized in landscapes featuring animals, often from a low vantage point.
Before Potter died of tuberculosis at the age of 28 he produced about 100 paintings, working continuously.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Paulus Potter” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.