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"...that it captures the absolute essence of the creature in as concise an image as possible"

I'm not convinced.

(This is not an expert's comment, I know nothing about modern art)

So you think the image could be even simpler and still convey the image of a bull?

I would guess that he made a plate XII where he simplified further by removing the balls or horns, and then realized that it was no longer the image of a bull.

It doesn't capture the essence of the creature in the sense that it lacks certain elements that one can assosciate with it, e.g. power (it looks very timid to me). Probably I misinterpreted the world "image", I did't take it literally as you suggest.

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