# The Dentist [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [HONTHORST, Gerrit van]() - Date: 1601-1650 - Technique: Oil on canvas, 147 x 219 cm ## Commentary This canvas was painted after the return of the artist from Italy to the Netherlands. It reveals a thorough adaptation of Caravaggesques prototypes as evidenced by the figural types, the clothing of the dentist and his assistant, the composition, and the bold chiaroscuro effects. However, here the light emanates from a candle, an artificial source generally absent in the work of Caravaggio. ## Related artworks - [A Merry Group behind a Balustrade \(detail\)]() - [A Merry Group behind a Balustrade]() - [Adoration of the Child]() - [Adoration of the Shepherds]() - [Childhood of Christ]() - [Christ before the High Priest \(detail\)]() - [Christ before the High Priest]() - [Concert on a Balcony]() - [Convival Fellow]() - [Frederick Hendrick, Prince of Orange, with His Wife Amalia van Solms and Their Three Youngest Daughters]() - [Granida and Daifilo]() - [Lute Player]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()