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Description: | A man is taking a woman's pulse. Between them is a woman holding a urine flask, which might indicate that the patient is pregnant. The ancient art of examining urine to find a medical diagnosis is known as uroscopy. Previously thought to be a work by the Dutch seventeenth-century painter Jan Steen, the work is now attributed to Egbert van Heemskerck the Elder. The white bonnet worn by the peasant is typical of those in other works by the artist. He was from a family of painters from Haarlem and they settled in London in the 1670s. | Subjects: | figure; everyday life | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Heemskerck, Egbert van, the elder (Dutch painter, born 1634 or 1635, died 1704, also active in England) Æ Attributed to Previously attributed to school of Steen, Jan (Dutch painter, 1626-1679) | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8336... | Go to resource |
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