De zieke vrouw

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De zieke vrouw

Creator

Jan Steen

painter from the Northern Netherlands (1626–1679) · 1626–1679

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Date
c. 1663 - c. 1666
Medium
canvas, oil paint (paint)
Institution
Rijksmuseum
Object ID
SK-C-230

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Faint from fever, the young woman rests her head on a pillow. Is she perhaps lovesick? Is she pregnant? To find out, a quack would put a strip of his patient’s clothing in a brazier to smoulder – the scent would disclose her secret. Jan Steen here presents such a charlatan making a diagnosis. His old-fashioned attire characterizes him as a comic character.

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