1523
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
The Dentist is a 1523 by Lucas van Leyden, a Renaissance work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This black-and-white drawing shows three people in a small room. An older man in a fur-lined coat is holding a tool and leaning over a seated child, who’s clutching a large jug. A woman in a loose dress watches from the side, her hand resting on the child’s shoulder. The room has a shelf with dishes and a stool nearby. The man’s focused expression and the child’s wide eyes make the scene feel tense. The drawing looks like it was made with careful lines, almost like a sketch. Next, check out the Renaissance to see how artists used everyday scenes to tell bigger stories.
Lucas van Leyden (1494 – 8 August 1533), was a Dutch painter and printmaker in engraving and woodcut. Lucas van Leyden was among the first Dutch exponents of genre painting and was a very accomplished engraver.
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