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:
"Examines the extraordinary drawings, photographs, casts, and sculptures produced by Dr. Jean-Martin Charcot (1825-1893) and the Salpêtrière School that combine medical knowledge and artistic expression"-- Provided by publisher.
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