The Sick Woman
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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The Sick Woman
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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Bruikleen van de gemeente Amsterdam (legaat A. van der Hoop)
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On loan from the City of Amsterdam (A. van der Hoop Bequest)
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description
Afgemat door de koorts legt de ...... akt hem tot een schertsfiguur.
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Faint from fever, the young wo ...... izes him as a comic character.
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Rijksmuseum
subject
title
De zieke vrouw
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The Sick Woman
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type
created
c. 1663 - c. 1666
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ca. 1663 - ca. 1666
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extent
breedte 63,5 cm
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height 76 cm
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hoogte 76 cm
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width 63.5 cm
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Collectie: schilderijen
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Collection: paintings
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temporal
derde kwart 17e eeuw
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third quarter 17th century
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