Michael SweertsDutch, 1618–1664De zieken bezoeken
May one see it?
Yes, receiving visitors
On public display.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the painting
Helpful visitors enter the home of a poor family to minister to the sick. Seated next to a bed, a doctor points his finger upward, as though to say that only God holds man’s fate in his hands. Standing by the side of an old woman is a child, who gazes imploringly at the viewer.
Rijksmuseum
Particulars
- Accession number
- SK-A-2848
What it shows
In the catalog
Comings and goings
On view · Room 2.17 · Dutch painters in Italy
Rijksmuseum · Sep 29, 2026 — now · Verified
Whether it was on view is unknown
Rijksmuseum · Unconfirmed
Sources
- Rijksmuseum
- Image: Rijksmuseum — public domain
![Soldats jouant aux cartes dans une caverne aménagée en corps de garde, Sweerts, Michael, XVIIe siècle (S.D.b.d. sur un cartellino : M.S. 16[49 ?] plutôt que 1645 (les deux derniers chiffres sont pratiquement illisibles aujourd’hui).) (1649)](https://collections.louvre.fr/media/cache/large/0000000021/0000064789/0000605740_OG.JPG)
