Barber Extracting a Tooth

Barber Extracting a Tooth is a 1630-1635 oil on panel genre painting by Adriaen van Ostade, now in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, Austria.[1]

Barber Extracting a Tooth
ArtistAdriaen van Ostade
Year1630-1635
Mediumoil on panel
Dimensions34 cm × 41.3 cm (13 in × 16.3 in)
LocationKunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

It shows a village barber pulling out a villager's tooth. Typically for the artist, the scene is illuminated from a window on the left,[2] whilst the right remains in shadow.[3] A set of scissors on the wall refers to the man's trade as a barber.

References

  1. "artehistoria.jcyl.es" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 14 February 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  2. "museodelprado.es" (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  3. (in Spanish) VV. AA. (2005). Museos del Mundo, Kunsthistorisches, Viena. Pág. 138. Planeta de Agostini. ISBN 84-674-2006-5
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