The piece of paper on the floor bears the rhyme: 'Medicine is to no avail, where sweet pain is the ail'. The text concerns the lovesick woman in the four poster bed. The doctor writes out a prescription and the others laugh at the pretence. This was a very well known and popular 17th century theme.
Specifications
| Title | The Doctor's Visit |
|---|---|
| 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 49 cm Height 61 cm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Painter:
Jan Havicksz. Steen
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| Accession number | VdV 76 |
| Credits | Bruikleen / Loan: Stichting Willem van der Vorm 1972 |
| Department | Old Masters |
| Acquisition date | 1972 |
| Creation date | in circa 1665 |
| 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) |
| External exhibitions |
Jan Steen in het Mauritshuis (2011) De verbeelding van de Nederlandse spreekwoorden (2006) |
| Research |
Alma |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Geographical origin | Harlem > North Holland > The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe |
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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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