The Lovesick Maiden
Doctors were familiar targets of parody in Steen’s native Leiden, the home of a famous medical school. Borrowing from the comic stage, Steen identifies the old man as a quack by his peculiar clothing, while the nature of the young lady’s malady is suggested by the Cupid over the door and other hints like the prominent bed.
Artwork Details
- Title: The Lovesick Maiden
- Artist: Jan Steen (Dutch, Leiden 1626–1679 Leiden)
- Date: ca. 1660
- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Dimensions: 34 x 39 in. (86.4 x 99.1 cm)
- Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: Bequest of Helen Swift Neilson, 1945
- Object Number: 46.13.2
- Curatorial Department: European Paintings
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