The Physician

The Physician is a 1653 oil painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Gerrit Dou, renowned for his detailed genre painting. Created on a small panel, this Baroque work captures an intimate scene of a physician meticulously tending to a patient, exemplifying the period’s emphasis on realism and everyday life. The painting exists in two versions—one housed at the Christchurch Art Gallery and the other in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna—highlighting Dou’s skill in capturing the human condition with fine detail and subtle lighting typical of the Baroque era.