Hektoen International

A Journal of Medical Humanities

Tag: Dropsical Lady

  • Gerrit Dou and his Netherlandish quacks

      Gerrit Dou (1613-1675), one of Rembrandt’s first students, was born thirteen years before his contemporary Jan Steen and died four years before him. Both painted similar works of contrasting light and dark, both lived most of their lives in Leiden, and both included in their work several scenes illustrating healthcare in the Netherlands in…