| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 207 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Introduction : clinicians and artists -- Curating pathology at the Musée Charcot -- The art of retouching at the Salpêtrière -- The Ataxic Venus : between portrait and specimen -- Paul Richer, sculpting pathology -- Coda : the Salpêtrière at the École des Beaux-Arts |
| Summary |
In this book, Natasha Ruiz-Gómez delves into an extraordinary collection of pathological drawings, photographs, sculptures, and casts created by neurologists at Paris's Hôpital de la Salpêtrière in the nineteenth century. Led by Dr. Jean-Martin Charcot (1825-1893) and known collectively as the Salpêtrière School, these savants-artistes produced works that demonstrated an engagement with contemporary artistic discourses and the history of art, even as the artists/clinicians professed their dedication to absolute objectivity.During his lifetime, Charcot became internationally famous for his studies of hysteria and hypnosis, establishing himself as a pioneer in modern neurology. However, this book brings to light the often-overlooked contributions of other clinicians, such as Dr. Paul Richer, who created "scientific artworks" that merged scientific objectivity with artistic intervention. Challenging conventional interpretations of visual media in medicine, Ruiz-Gómez analyzes how these images and objects documented symptoms and neuropathology while defying disciplinary categorization.Grounded in extensive archival research, Pathology and Visual Culture targets an international audience of historians and students of art, visual culture, medicine, and the medical humanities. It will also captivate neurologists and anyone interested in fin-de-siècle French history and culture.-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Natasha Ruiz-Gómez is Senior Lecturer in Art History in the School of Philosophical, Historical, and Interdisciplinary Studies at the University of Essex |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Charcot, J. M. (Jean Martin), 1825-1893.
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Salpêtrière (Hospital)
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Medicine and art -- France -- History -- 19th century
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Pathology -- France -- History -- 19th century
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ART / History / Modern (late 19th Century to 1945)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780271098197 |
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0271098198 |
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9780271098203 |
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0271098201 |
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