In dramatic contre jour lighting a giant bull is attacked by an aggressive, barking dog. A cowherd has picked up a stone to drive away the dog. The landscape painter Hendrik Voogd spent most of his active life in Rome, where he was a respected member of the international artists' circle there. His works were very popular both in Italy and in the Netherlands.
Specifications
| Title | A bull attacked by a dog in an Italian landscape |
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| Material and technique | Oil on canvas |
| Object type |
Painting
> Painting
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 76 cm Width 102 cm |
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| Artists |
Painter:
Hendrik Voogd
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| Accession number | 3317 (OK) |
| Credits | Purchased 1994 |
| Department | Old Masters |
| Acquisition date | 1994 |
| Creation date | in 1832 |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Geographical origin | Northern Netherlands > The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe |
All about the artist
Hendrik Voogd
Amsterdam 1768 - Rome 1839
Hendrik Voogd began his studies in 1783 at the drawing academy in Amsterdam and subsequently became a pupil of the painter Jurriaan Andriessen. Thanks to...
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