A Quack and His Assistant

A Quack and His Assistant, a 1630 painting by Jan Miense Molenaer, depicts a lively street scene. 



The painting shows a quack doctor and his assistant under a blue umbrella, dispensing remedies to a crowd of curious onlookers. A fiddler plays music to entertain the crowd. The scene is set against a building with a small window. The figures are richly dressed in the style of the period. Dogs are present in the foreground. The painting is 0.87 meters wide and 1.05 meters high and is currently in a private collection.