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Jan 15 • 13:43 UTC • 🇬🇧 UK • Guardian

‘Bigger and lower’: bull in Dutch painting once had much larger testicles

New research reveals that in the painting 'The Bull' by Paulus Potter, the bull's testicles were originally much larger but were halved in size by the artist to conform to 17th-century societal norms.

#dutch painting #paulus potter #mauritshuis #art restoration #17th century
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