1658
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Standing Bull is a 1658 ink by Adriaen van de Velde, a Baroque work, depicting Cattle, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting shows a bull standing alone. It's an etching, which is a print made by carving a design into metal. The artist used simple lines to create a detailed image of the bull, including its fur and muscles, which is interesting because it shows the artist's skill with a difficult technique. You can learn more about this technique by looking up the technique: etching.
Adriaen van de Velde, was a Dutch painter, draughtsman, and print artist. His favorite subjects were landscapes with animals and genre scenes. He also painted beaches, dunes, forests, winter scenes, portraits in…
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