Surgeon and Woman Patient
Datemid 17th Century
MediumOil on wood panel
DimensionsImage: 18 x 14 1/4 in. (45.7 x 36.2 cm)
Frame: 26 x 22 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. (66 x 57.2 x 6.4 cm)
Frame: 26 x 22 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. (66 x 57.2 x 6.4 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of Dr. Edward A. Staab, 1965
Object number260.23P
DescriptionA surgeon standing over an old woman in an armchair appears to be lancing her forehead. The lifted position of the woman’s foot and that of the hands, one clutching the chair and the other uplifted and clenched, indicates a restrained bearing of pain.On View
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