The Sick Woman
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| Caption | 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. Date: c 1663 – c 1666. Object ID: SK-C-230. |
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| Creator | Jan Havicksz Steen, painter, Noord-Nederlands (1626–1679) |
| Artwork medium | canvas, oil paint |
| Credit | Rijksmuseum / City of Amsterdam |
| Terms of use | Public Domain Dedication (CC0 1.0) |
| Search stock images by keyword | patient sick person examination urine physician doctor nausea giddiness Sick Woman woman painting Jan Havicksz Steen |
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