Medicine in Art
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

[The painful light--portraits of awakeness and melancholy by painter Edward Hopper]

6 Oct 2009 Depression was a recurrent phenomenon in the life of the American painter Edward Hopper (1882-1967). He is known as one of the artists who portrays modern melancholy most convincingly. The article uses his original artwork to reflect upon sleep, ... Read more...

[Taxi driver--film portrait of the insomniac]

8 Sep 2009 Martin Scorsese's film "Taxi Driver" from 1976 is a cinematic masterpiece. The main character cannot sleep. His condition is caused by inner restlessness and external commotion. The film shows us New York City's brutal nightlife through the ... Read more...

Anatomy, technology, art, and culture: toward a realistic perspective of the brain.

30 Aug 2009 In the 15th century, brain illustration began to change from a schematic system that involved scant objective rendering of the brain, to accurate depictions based on anatomical dissections that demanded significant artistic talent. Notable examples ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Medicine in Art'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Medicine and the arts. Hospital. Commentary. 30 Oct 2009
• Placebo controls, exorcisms, and the devil. 8 Oct 2009
• [The painful light--portraits of awakeness and melancholy by painter Edward Hopper] 6 Oct 2009
• Magritte, the work of art, and Lacan's three dimensions of experience: from idealization to sublimation, from resemblance to similitude, and from the id to it. 29 Sep 2009
• John Stone, MD. 29 Sep 2009
• Arthur Bispo do Rosário (1909?-1989): insanity and art. 29 Sep 2009
• Zen and the art of painting. 26 Sep 2009
• [Medical art column. Dream-like metamorphosis] 21 Sep 2009
• [Medical sculpture mystery. Images from travel II. An ideal physician. Guy de Chauliac, François Rabelais and others] 21 Sep 2009
• The cover. The physician Hua Tuo scraping the bone of Guan Yu to treat an arrow wound. 21 Sep 2009
• [Taxi driver--film portrait of the insomniac] 8 Sep 2009
• [Medical sculpture mystery] 7 Sep 2009
• [The star surgeon's intervention painted on canvas by the patient] 30 Aug 2009
• Anatomy, technology, art, and culture: toward a realistic perspective of the brain. 30 Aug 2009
• Medicine and the arts. L'incendio di Borgo. Commentary. 30 Aug 2009
• Artist's statement: Paget's vase. 30 Aug 2009
• [Medical art column. Respectful glance] 10 Aug 2009
• [Medical picture and literature mystery] 10 Aug 2009
• Hypermobility in an ancient Peruvian ceramic. 30 Jul 2009
• My Vitruvian Man. 30 Jul 2009

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Technical information about 'Medicine in Art'

Descriptor UI: D008512

Alternative terms: Medicine in Art; Art, Medicine in; Arts, Medicine in; Medicine in Arts; in Art, Medicine; in Arts, Medicine;

Tree Number: K01.093.530;

Technical Notes: no qualif; coord IM with med aspect (IM) + specific art heading (IM); DF: MED ART