# A Doctor in His Studio \(detail\)

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## Artwork

- Artist: [MUSSCHER, Michiel van](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/musscher-michiel-van-rff5396f5b268b1>)
- Date: 1651-1700
- Technique: Oil on panel

## Commentary

The subject of this painting has been variously identified as a doctor, alchemist, and a scientist. The amber-coloured contents of the glass beaker which he studies appear to be urine, the analysis of which was used to test pregnancy. The apothecary jar labeled Euphrasia, a plant material used as an eye remedy, and the tool at its left, a dental key used for tooth extraction, further reveal the bearded man is indeed a physician.

## Related artworks

- [A Doctor in His Studio](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/musscher-michiel-van-rff5396f5b268b1/a-doctor-in-his-studio-rf61f6a051d75aa>)
- [A Young Girl at a Table](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/musscher-michiel-van-rff5396f5b268b1/a-young-girl-at-a-table-r2ec006e338f19a>)
- [Portrait of Gerard Pietersz. Hulft](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/musscher-michiel-van-rff5396f5b268b1/portrait-of-gerard-pietersz-hulft-rbab89d21b855e4>)
- [The Painter&#39;s Studio](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/musscher-michiel-van-rff5396f5b268b1/the-painters-studio-r49f838aa7014eb>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)