EUR

FR   EN   中文

CONNECTION
Gerard Thomas (Antwerp 1663-1720) Doctor's study
Gerard Thomas (Antwerp 1663-1720) Doctor's study - Paintings & Drawings Style Louis XIV Gerard Thomas (Antwerp 1663-1720) Doctor's study - Gerard Thomas (Antwerp 1663-1720) Doctor's study - Louis XIV Antiquités - Gerard Thomas (Antwerp 1663-1720) Doctor's study
Ref : 104043
11 500 €
Period :
17th century
Provenance :
Flanders
Medium :
Oil on canvas
Dimensions :
l. 25.59 inch X H. 19.09 inch
Paintings & Drawings  - Gerard Thomas (Antwerp 1663-1720) Doctor's study 17th century - Gerard Thomas (Antwerp 1663-1720) Doctor's study Louis XIV - Gerard Thomas (Antwerp 1663-1720) Doctor's study Antiquités - Gerard Thomas (Antwerp 1663-1720) Doctor's study
Antichità San Felice

Sculptures Paintings Clocks


+39 3804 379 898
Gerard Thomas (Antwerp 1663-1720) Doctor's study

Gerard Thomas
(Antwerp 1663-1720)
Doctor's study
Oil on canvas cm 65 x 48.5

Gerard Thomas is a Flemish late Baroque painter. He was born in Antwerp in 1663 and began his apprenticeship at a very young age with Godfried Maes in 1680. He was elected a member of the Guild of Saint Luke in 1688, where he was originally to continue in the tradition of David Rijckaert III, painting genre scenes inside and of which he will be dean from 1695 to 1707. He also studies as an alchemist, and this interest will inspire him to carry out some of his most remarkable works.
Influenced by Adrien Brouwer (1605-1638), David Ryckart (1612-1661) and David Tenier the Younger (1610-1690), Thomas painted interior scenes, taverns, alchemists' laboratories, healers' studios and charlatans but also painting and sculpture workshops. While his predecessors preferred more or less close-up shots, in order to favor figures rather than environments, Thomas distanced the point of view by attaching great importance to the environment and especially to the very numerous objects it contained, paintings of a great wealth of detail, from the inevitable precious globe, almost his signature, to the common broom, from enamelled terracotta vases to glass bulbs, from stills to old volumes bound in parchment, passing through utensils and the most varied containers of daily use. The effects of light on different materials have been studied, glass, copper, silver, pewter...
His subjects were often misinterpreted, simplified by the reductive name of "charlatan" or "alchemist". In reality, his paintings often use real clinics in which the doctor, with apprentices and helpers, practiced 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), British pharmaceutical magnate and founder of the Wellcome Foundation, passionate collector of objects related to the sciences of medicine, as well as art and healing. over the centuries.

Our paint precisely belongs to the medical trend. Many elements lead us to think that it is actually a pregnancy test: in the center of the scene, we see a doctor, anxious to observe in transparency the liquid contained in a glass ampoule. Beside him, a woman, accompanied by her daughter, waits impatiently for the answer.

The painting is accompanied by the expertise of the art historian prof. Massimo Pirondini, expert in 17th and 18th century painting.

In a 17th century Italian frame, frame measures cm 76.5 x 61

Delevery information :

Antichità San Felice takes care of organizing the packaging, home delivery and all the administrative formalities related to the shipment.
Antichità San Felice works with several service providers selected for their professionalism, in order to ensure delivery of works of art in the best conditions.

For the packaging of the goods, we involve craftsmen who were responsible for the construction of custom-made wooden crates.
For transport, depending on the case, we involve the most suitable service provider.

All shipments from Antichità San Felice are covered by value insurance. It is important to note that the Customer must indicate on the dispatch note any reservations upon receipt of the object, in order to be able to bring the insurance into play.

Payments accepted:
bank transfer
online bank card
paypal (+3.4% Europe +5% rest of the world)

Antichità San Felice

CATALOGUE

17th Century Oil Painting Louis XIV