Adriaen Brouwer
(1605-1638)
Dorfchirurg (Das Gefühl),
1625 - 1638
Material / Technology / Carrier
Eichenholz
Dimensions of the object
23,6 cm
Displayed
AP OG Kabinett 11
Acquisition
1799 aus der Galerie Mannheim
Stock
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München
Citation
Adriaen Brouwer, Dorfchirurg (Das Gefühl), 1625 - 1638, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/ZMLJYr2xJv (Last updated on 24.03.2023)
The viewer’s attention is focussed on the treatment of the wound through the proximity of the patient’s, doctor’s, and onlooker’s heads. Using just a few simple lines Brouwer conveys the patient’s physical pain and the surgeon’s tenseness.
