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Cows Reflected in the Water

Paulus Potter · Oil on panel · Dutch Golden Age · 1648 · Mauritshuis

First test how cattle and reflections correspond, then attend to clouds, meadow, and summer air.

Exhibition: Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring: Dutch masterpieces of the 17th century — Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka · 2026-08-21 – 2026-09-27

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