The theme of lovesickness was extremely popular in both painting and the theatre in the seventeenth century. Suppressed desire led to a vague syndrome known as ‘hysteria’. The satire is played out with the arrival of the doctor, in this case an old spinster with an enema syringe.
Specifications
| Title | The Sick Woman |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Oil on panel |
| Object type |
Painting
> Painting
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Width 21,5 cm Height 26,5 cm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Painter:
Jan Havicksz. Steen
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| Accession number | VdV 77 |
| Credits | Loan Foundation Willem van der Vorm, 1972 |
| Department | Old Masters |
| Acquisition date | 1972 |
| Creation date | in circa 1660 |
| Collector | Collector / Willem van der Vorm |
| Internal exhibitions |
De verzameling Willem van der Vorm. Schilderijen van Hollandse en Franse meesters uit de 17e en 19e eeuw (1950) The Collection Enriched (2011) De collectie als tijdmachine (2017) |
| Research |
Show research Alma |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Geographical origin | Harlem > North Holland > The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe |
All about the artist
Jan Havicksz. Steen
Leiden 1626 - Leiden 1679
Jan Steen is known for his humorous depictions of the everyday life of farmers and the middle-classes in 17th-century Holland. He worked in The Hague, Haarlem,...
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