The Dentist

1523

Lucas van Leyden

Associated Names
Lucas van Leyden

Artist, Netherlandish, 1489/1494 - 1533

In this engraving, three figures are depicted. The central person is facing slightly to the side. A man on the left leans in, examining the central figure's mouth. The central figure appears distressed, while the woman on the right observes. Various tools and objects are scattered on a table in the background. The year "1523" and the letter 'L' are inscribed above the figures.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 11.6 x 7.5 cm (4 9/16 x 2 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.5681

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 157, State (a)

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2000

  • "Writing on Hands: Memory and Knowledge in Early Modern Europe, 1470-1700", The Trout Gallery, Dickinson College, Carlisle; The Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, 2000-2001, no. 29.

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-

2000

  • Sherman, Claire Richter. Writing on Hands: Memory and Knowledge in Early Modern Europe. Exh. cat. The Trout Gallery, Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA, 2000, no. 29.

Wikidata ID

Q65023478

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