Influence of Tuberculosis on the Work of Visual Artists: Several Prominent Examples
1981; The MIT Press; Volume: 14; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.2307/1574402
ISSN1530-9282
Autores Tópico(s)Hallucinations in medical conditions
ResumoThe author discusses the influence of tuberculosis on the lives and work of visual artists. One effect is thought to be a feverish anxiety for achievement before death. The cases of the following artists who suffered from tuberculosis are presented: Jean-Antoine Watteau, Elisabeth Siddal, Marie Bashkirtseff, Edvard Munch, Aubrey Beardsley and Amedeo Modigliani.
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