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The Doctor's Visit
A sick girl lies in bed, propped up by pillows. The doctor visiting her is having his glass filled by the maid. The girl is probably suffering from a ‘wandering womb’, an illness that mainly affected young virgins. Although the condition was taken very seriously by doctors in those days, Steen sees the comical side of it. The dogs on the staircase show the remedy for the ailment – the girl must fi…
Creator
- Jan Steen
Type of item
- painting
Date
- 1668 - 1665
- 1665/1668
- 1665/1668
Medium
- panel
Creator
- Jan Steen
Type of item
- painting
Date
- 1668 - 1665
- 1665/1668
- 1665/1668
Medium
- panel
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Identifier
- 168
- resource_document_mauritshuis_168
Format
- 60.5 cm
- 48.5 cm
Providing country
- Netherlands
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2017-08-02T11:48:20.544Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2023-02-28T08:45:41.077Z