Bull

attributed to Hans Reisinger, c. 1590 - c. 1598

This bull was part of a group of bronze animals that Heinrich Julius, Duke of Braunschweig-Lüneburg (1564–1613), bought for his castle garden. The animals were later incorporated into a fountain; this bull, along with five others, supported a circular basin. The fountain was dismantled, but sixteen animals have been preserved. The bull is modelled on a bronze statue by Giambologna.

Artwork typefigure
Object numberBK-15397
Dimensionsheight 22.1 cm x height 33.5 cm x width 33.5 cm x depth 14 cm x weight 8.3 kg

Identification

Title(s)
Bull
Object type
Object number
BK-15397
Description
De linkervoorpoot is geheven, de kop naar rechts gewend, waardoor zware nekplooien ontstaan; de staart slaat tegen de rechterschenkel.

Creation

Creation
sculptor: attributed to Hans Reisinger, Augsburg
Dating
c. 1590 - c. 1598
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Material and technique

Dimensions
height 22.1 cm x height 33.5 cm x width 33.5 cm x depth 14 cm x weight 8.3 kg

This work is about

Subject
Place

Acquisition and rights

Credit line
J.W.E. vom Rath Bequest, Amsterdam
Acquisition
bequest 1941
Copyright
Public domain

Documentation

- H. Lietzmann, Heinrich Julius zu Braunschweig und Lüneburg und der Kaiserhoff in Prag, Braunschweig 1993, p. 22.
- C.M.A.A. Lindeman, ‘Beeldhouwkunst en Kunstnijverheid uit het legaat Edwin vom Rath aan het Rijksmuseum’, Maandblad voor Beeldende Kunsten 19 (1942), p. 178-179, afb. 7.
- Jaarverslag Rijksmuseum 1941, p. 28, afb. tussen p. 48-49.
- D. Diemer, 'Bronzeplastik um 1600 in München, Neue Quellen und Forschungen, I', Jahrbuch des Zentralinstituts für Kunstgeschichte 2 (1986), p. 107-177.

Persistent URL

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https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/20036226