The Doctor's Visit
1667
- Medium
- Oil on panel
- Dimensions
- 44.5 × 31.1 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-136982
In the foreground of this minutely detailed painting, a maid attempts to revive an elegant young woman who has fainted. In the background, a doctor examines a vial of the woman's urine. The dandyish doctor, whose ostentatious clothing suggests that he is a quack, was a stock figure in contemporary theater, and his inclusion here adds a touch of buffoonery. An erotic painting hangs above the fireplace, hinting that the woman suffers from lovesickness. A crying girl seen in the right background holds a burning ribbon, which was understood at the time as a symbol of pregnancy.Frans van Mieris the Elder was well known for his finely painted works and genre pictures like this one. He often presented a theatrical and humorous view of daily life among the prosperous Dutch.
Provenance
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
Registry history
- 1667 — Recorded in the collection of J. Paul Getty Museum
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