Portraits of the Insane
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Portraits of the Insane is a series of early 19th-century realist paintings depicting mentally ill patients with striking psychological intensity and empathy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Portraits of the Insane canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | painting series ⓘ |
| aim |
to humanize psychiatric patients
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to study mental states through physiognomy ⓘ |
| artist | Théodore Géricault NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artisticApproach |
empathy toward sitters
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individualized characterization ⓘ psychological intensity ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Salpêtrière Hospital (attributed contextually) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creator | Théodore Géricault NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | French ⓘ |
| depicts |
mentally ill patients
ⓘ
psychiatric patients ⓘ |
| exhibitedIn | various European museums and collections ⓘ |
| genre | realism ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Portrait of a Child Snatcher
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Portrait of a Kleptomaniac NERFINISHED ⓘ Portrait of a Man Suffering from Delusions of Jealousy NERFINISHED ⓘ Portrait of a Man Suffering from Delusions of Kidnapping NERFINISHED ⓘ Portrait of a Man Suffering from Delusions of Military Command NERFINISHED ⓘ Portrait of a Man Suffering from Delusions of Military Grandeur NERFINISHED ⓘ Portrait of a Monomaniac NERFINISHED ⓘ Portrait of a Woman Addicted to Gambling NERFINISHED ⓘ Portrait of a Woman Suffering from Delusions of Envy NERFINISHED ⓘ Portrait of a Woman Suffering from Obsessive Envy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post-Napoleonic France ⓘ |
| inception |
1822
ⓘ
1823 ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
clinical observation of patients
ⓘ
emerging psychiatric science ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | none (visual art) ⓘ |
| location | France ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
mental illness
ⓘ
monomania ⓘ psychological states ⓘ |
| movement | Realism ⓘ |
| numberOfWorks | 10 ⓘ |
| partOf | late work of Théodore Géricault ⓘ |
| portrayal |
focus on facial expression
ⓘ
minimal background detail ⓘ non-caricatural representation of mental illness ⓘ |
| significantIn |
history of portrait painting
ⓘ
history of psychiatric imagery ⓘ |
| style | realist portraiture ⓘ |
| technique | oil painting ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
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