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Antwerp School 17th century The Study of the Physician Oil on Canvas Gerard Thomascirca 1700
circa 1700
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Antwerp school
Attributed to Gerard Thomas
(Antwerp 1663-1720)
The doctor's office
Gerard Thomas is a Flemish painter of the late Baroque period. Apprentice in 1688, twice dean of the guild (in 1695 and 1706). Around 1700 he specializes in interior painting, drawing inspiration from the works of David Teniers and views of interiors from the studios of artists, alchemists, apothecaries, geographers and philosophers. This theme is influenced by a tradition of Antwerp amateur cabinets, a sort of private museum of wealthy Flemish merchants. He also studied as an alchemist, and this interest inspired him to create some of his most remarkable works.
While his predecessors preferred more or less close framing, in order to privilege figures rather than environments, Thomas distances the point of view by attaching great importance to the environment and especially to the very numerous objects contained therein, painted in great richness of detail, from the ever-precious globe, almost his signature, to the common broom, from glazed earthenware vases to glass bulbs, from stills to ancient parchment-bound volumes, via tools and the most varied containers of everyday use. The effects of light on different materials-glass, copper, silver, pewter-were studied...
His subjects were often misunderstood, simplified by the reductive appellation "quack" or "alchemist." In fact, his paintings often use actual clinics in which the doctor, with apprentices and helpers, plied his trade, depicted with great realism and precision.
It is no coincidence that some of his paintings are part of the collection of Sir Henry Wellcome (1853-1936), a British pharmaceutical magnate and founder of the Wellcome Foundation, an avid collector of objects related to the sciences of medicine as well as art and healing. over the centuries.
Our painting belongs precisely to the medical strand. Many elements lead one to believe that this is indeed a pregnancy test: in the center of the scene we see a doctor, eager to observe in transparency the liquid contained in a glass ampoule. Next to him, a woman, accompanied by her daughter, waits impatiently for the answer.
The painting is accompanied by the expertise of art historian Prof. Massimo Pirondini, an expert on 17th- and 18th-century painting. In 18th-century Italian gilt and lacquered wood frame.
- Attributed to:Gerard Thomas (1663 - 1720)
- Creation Year:circa 1700
- Dimensions:Height: 24.02 in (61 cm)Width: 30.16 in (76.6 cm)
- More Editions & Sizes:tela cm 65 x 48,5Price: $13,328
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- Movement & Style:
- Period:1690-1699
- Condition:The painting was acquired in very good condition, free of tears, cracks, or color falls. It underwent a cleaning with subsequent final varnish at the Taddei-Davoli restoration workshop in Reggio Emilia.
- Gallery Location:Pistoia, IT
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU2746214735522
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