Lucas van Leyden: The Dentist (1523)

(Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA)

An engraving by the Dutch artist Lucas van Leyden (1494-1533). A dentist is looking into the mouth of a man who in turn is being robed by a woman. angravings like these warned people of the dangers of a quack: the patient is being 'robbed' twice - of his health and his money. Engraving from 1523.