1657, Frans van Mieris the Elder, The Doctor's Visit (Lovesick) -- Kunsthistorisches Museum (Vienna)
From the museum label: A young woman who is visibly suffering extends her hand to the doctor so that he can take her pulse. With a significant gesture he underscores his diagnosis: the young woman is love-sick, a theme frequently found in the Dutch literature and painting of the 17th century and usually presented in an ironic manner. The Artist's wife was the model for the painting. Their marriage 1657 and the motto "amans amanti medicus" ("only love heals lovers") provide the key to understanding the painting, which was executed in the same year.
1657, Frans van Mieris the Elder, The Doctor's Visit (Lovesick) -- Kunsthistorisches Museum (Vienna)
From the museum label: A young woman who is visibly suffering extends her hand to the doctor so that he can take her pulse. With a significant gesture he underscores his diagnosis: the young woman is love-sick, a theme frequently found in the Dutch literature and painting of the 17th century and usually presented in an ironic manner. The Artist's wife was the model for the painting. Their marriage 1657 and the motto "amans amanti medicus" ("only love heals lovers") provide the key to understanding the painting, which was executed in the same year.