De wreedheid van de stier, 1647 1647

"De wreedheid van de stier" is a 1647 etching by Pieter Nolpe, now held at the Rijksmuseum. The work is an example of a broadside, a single sheet of paper printed with text and images. The etching depicts a man being tossed by a bull, with a crowd of onlookers in the background. The image is accompanied by a lengthy text written in Dutch that likely describes a real event, possibly a bull-baiting. This artwork exemplifies a popular 17th century genre that combined visual imagery with storytelling.