Bellowing Bull

attributed to Artus Quellinus (I), c. 1640

Artists not only drew from living models, but also made clever use of bronze or terracotta statuettes. This way the animal could be drawn from various angles, without the artist having to leave his workshop. This impressive bronze was made in Antwerp and must have been extremely popular. A number of replicas of it were made.

  • Artwork typesculpture
  • Object numberBK-16944
  • Dimensionsheight 29.3 cm x width 37.8 cm x depth 15.8 cm, height 11 cm x width 37.8 cm x depth 17.3 cm (base)
  • Physical characteristicsbronze with paint and gilding

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Bellowing Bull

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-16944

  • Description

    Op sokkel.

  • Part of catalogue

Creation

  • Creation

    sculptor: attributed to Artus Quellinus (I), Antwerp

  • Dating

    c. 1640

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    bronze with paint and gilding

  • Dimensions

    • height 29.3 cm x width 37.8 cm x depth 15.8 cm
    • height 11 cm x width 37.8 cm x depth 17.3 cm (base)

Acquisition and rights

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; acquired by Dr Julius Drey, Munich, in exchange for two other objects, from the Bayerisches Nationalmuseum, Munich, 1923;{Inventory book Bayerisches Nationalmuseum, Munich, Umzugsrenner, no. R.3231; Archive Bayerisches Nationalmuseum, Munich, Dok.-no. 991 - Protokoll über die Sitzung der Ankaufskommission des Bayerischen Nationalmuseums am 10. Juli 1923.} …; the dealer S. Rosenberg, Amsterdam;{Note RMA.} …; collection Dr Fritz Mannheimer (1890-1939), Amsterdam and Paris, before 1933;{Photo album ‘Het huis van Dr F. Mannheimer, Amsterdam’, 1928-32, Rijksmuseum, inv. no. B-F-1963-426-7.} from whom, fl. 6,684,480, _en bloc_, to Artistic & General Securities Ltd. as security for a loan from the Mendelssohn & Co. Bank, but kept in usufruct, 1934;{NHA, 476, RMA Archive, inv. no. 2142, _Recapitulatie der geïnventariseerde kunstvoorwerpen van wijlen Dr F. Mannheimer_, undated, p. 89, no. Br 56, Artistic no. 29/33.} purchased from Mendelssohn & Co. Bank, _en bloc_, by the Dienststelle Mühlmann, The Hague, for Adolf Hitler’s Führermuseum, Linz and transferred to Hohenfurt Monastery, Bohemia, 1940;{E.J. Korthals Altes, _Verzameling Mannheimer_, Amsterdam 1974, pp. 21-22; F. Kieslinger, _Verzeichnis der Restbestände der Sammlung Mannheimer_, s.l. 1941 (typescript in Rijksmuseum Library), no. 538.} war recuperation, SNK, 1945;{HNA, SNK Archive, 2.08.42, inv. no. 548.} on loan, with 1,702 other objects, from the DRVK to the museum, 1953;{Note RMA.} transferred to the museum, 1960

  • Remarks

    Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

Documentation

    • H.R. Weihrauch, 'Die Bildwerke inm Bronze und in anderen Metallen', Bayerisches Nationalmuseum München, Kataloge Bd. XIII, 5 (1956), no. 208
    • Jaarverslag van het Rijksmuseum 1953, p. 24

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