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Painting of dogs gathered around a bull's head on a table, with a cat at right, against a dark background.

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Dogs with a Bull's Head, Paul de Vos (1640), Hermitage Museum. Via artnap.com

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Dogs with a Bull's Head by Paul de Vos, dated 1640, shows two greyhound-like dogs attending to a severed bull's head resting on a white-draped wooden table. A third dog stands at left, and a small cat appears at the lower right against a dark interior.

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Date

1640

Medium

Painting

Museum

Hermitage Museum

License

Public domain

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