1890
oil
panel
From the collection of Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp
The Dentist is a 1890 oil by Charles Verlat, depicting Monkey, held at Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp.
In this painting, two monkeys are depicted in a human-like setting. One monkey sits on a chair, wearing a red hat and a black shirt with a white ruffled collar, holding a candle in its right hand and touching its chin with its left hand. The other monkey sits on the floor, resting its head on its hands, which are placed on the armrest of the chair. The background of the painting is a brown wall with a window on the right side, allowing natural light to enter the room. The overall atmosphere of the painting is one of quiet contemplation, with the monkeys appearing to be lost in thought. The use of chiaroscuro in this painting creates a sense of depth and dimensionality, drawing the viewer's eye to the monkeys and their human-like poses. To learn more about this technique, look up chiaroscuro.
Charles Verlat or Karel Verlat (25 November 1824 – 23 October 1890) was a Belgian painter, watercolorist, engraver (printmaker), art educator and director of the Antwerp Academy.
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