Barber Extracting a Tooth

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Barber Extracting a Tooth
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ArtistAdriaen van Ostade
Yearc. 1630–1635
Mediumoil on panel
Dimensions34 cm × 41.3 cm (13 in × 16.3 in)
LocationKunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

Barber Extracting a Tooth is an oil-on-panel genre painting by Adriaen van Ostade, dated from c. 1630–1635. It is held in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, in Vienna.[1]

Description

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The painting depicts a genre scene in a humble barbershop, where the vaillage barber surgeon extracts a villager’s tooth under the gaze of several figures, some of whose faces appear slightly blurred. A shaft of light from the window illuminates the left side of the scene, a characteristic technique of the artist, while the right side remains in partial shadow. On the wall, a series of scissors alludes to the barbershop’s function. As was often the case, the painter favored popular themes, which he approached with great realism.[2][3]

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