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Description: | Signed: yes Description: Several figures in an apothecary's shop. In the centre, the apocethary mixes a potion, taking some substance out of a small container to place into the shallow pan on top of a portable brazier. He wears a loose brown robe and a slightly pointed red hat with white trim. To the left, a woman sits on a wooded bench, her right arm holding a large wicker basket, the contents of which are covered over with a white cloth. She wears a blue hat and skirt and a red bodice and looks toward the viewer, her left hand gesturing toward the apothecary. She shows a red stockinged right foot. He left foot rests upon a wooden box pierced by several small holes. Behind this woman is a desk with an open book and several objects on top of it. Behind this, a window. Outside the window can be seen the leaves of a climbing plant and a glimpse of sky. A cage hangs from the ceiling. In the background, jars are arranged on shelves up to the ceiling. A boy reaches for a jar on a high shelf. A woman faces a girl with her back to the viewer. A dark half drawn curtain divides these figures from a male figure closer to the front of the composition in brown clothing and brown hat holding a pestle. He is about to grind something in the large mortar in front of him. He looks toward the apothecary. | Subjects: | everyday life (apothecary) | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Brakenburg, Richard (Dutch painter, 1650-1702) Æ Studio of | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8455... | Go to resource |
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