The Surgeon in Red (from MCOtS)
The Surgeon in Red (from MCOtS) places Pepe in the role of Jan van Hemessen's 16th-century quack — the original figure a satire of charlatans who claimed to extract "stones of folly" from the skulls of the gullible. Pepe inherits the job perfectly: cutting into the cultural mind, replacing one idea with another, all while grinning through the whole procedure.
The Surgeon in Red (from MCOtS) places Pepe in the role of Jan van Hemessen's 16th-century quack — the original figure a satire of charlatans who claimed to extract "stones of folly" from the skulls of the gullible. Pepe inherits the job perfectly: cutting into the cultural mind, replacing one idea with another, all while grinning through the whole procedure.
Van Hemessen's Village Surgeon is a 16th century painting of a quack doctor extracting the "stone of folly" from a patient's head. Pepenardo replaces the surgeon with Pepe and pulls the figure into the MCOtS composition. This drawing returns to that source directly. Pepe in the wide-brimmed hat, the ruffled collar, the knowing expression. The inscription names it. The rest is left to the viewer.
From the Village Surgeon (from MCOtS) Pencil on paper 9 x 12 inches 2025 Signed by the artist 1/1 original
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