The Toothpuller
1750
oil
canvas
From the collection of Pinacoteca di Brera
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Pietro Longhi
Pietro Longhi was a Venetian painter of contemporary genre scenes of life.
See the richer artist page1750
oil
canvas
From the collection of Pinacoteca di Brera
Dominant colour
The Toothpuller is a 1750 oil by Pietro Longhi, a Rococo painting work, depicting Dentist, held at Pinacoteca di Brera.
This painting shows a man in a long coat and a white shirt, standing in front of a crowd of people. He's holding his arms out and seems to be talking to them. In the crowd, there are men and women dressed in old-fashioned clothes. Some of them are looking at the man, while others are looking away or talking to each other. There's also a person sitting on a bench, holding a cloth over their mouth. The scene is set in a room with stone walls and a stone floor. The colors are muted, with lots of browns and grays. It's a pretty simple painting, but it tells a story about what's happening in the scene. You might want to check out more works by Pietro Longhi.
Pietro Longhi was a Venetian painter of contemporary genre scenes of life.
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