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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Arq Neuropsiquiatr 2021; 79(12): 1145-1148
DOI: 10.1590/0004-282X-ANP-2021-0110
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Beyond ‘A Clinical Lesson at La Salpêtrière’: a brief assessment of André Brouillet’s other paintings on medical subjects, life, and times

Além de ‘Une Leçon Clinique à La Salpêtrière’: uma breve apreciação das outras pinturas sobre temas médicos, vida e época de André Brouillet
Matheus Kahakura Franco PEDRO 
1   Departamento de Neurologia e Neurorradiologia Intervencionista, Instituto de Neurologia de Curitiba, Curitiba PR, Brazil.
2   Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Programa de Graduação em Saúde e Tecnologia, Curitiba PR, Brazil.
,
Thiago Ferreira Simões DE SOUZA 
3   Hospital da Cruz Vermelha do Paraná, Departamento de Neurologia, Curitiba PR, Brazil.
,
Francisco Manoel Branco GERMINIANI 
4   Universidade Federal do Paraná, Hospital de Clínicas, Departamento de Medicina Interna, Unidade de Neurologia, Curitiba PR, Brazil.
,
Hélio Afonso Ghizoni TEIVE 
4   Universidade Federal do Paraná, Hospital de Clínicas, Departamento de Medicina Interna, Unidade de Neurologia, Curitiba PR, Brazil.
,
Olivier WALUSINSKI 
5   Private Office, Brou, France.
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ABSTRACT

André Brouillet’s (1857-1914) famous group tableau ‘A Clinical Lesson at La Salpêtrière’ (French: Une leçon clinique à la Salpêtrière) is possibly the most celebrated painting in the history of neurology. His depiction of one of Jean-Martin Charcot’s legendary “Tuesday Lessons” includes portraits of not only one of the master’s most famous patients, but also of his pupils, the heirs to the founder of modern neurology. However, the painter himself has long been neglected, and even his other paintings on medical subjects are little acknowledged. The authors aim to bring attention to Brouillet’s life and times, as well as the remainder of his notable works; and in giving a proper context to the famous painting, neurologists today may be able to appreciate better the early history of our field and its cultural impact.

RESUMO

A famosa pintura ‘Une leçon clinique à la Salpêtrière’, de André Brouillet’s (1857-1914), é possivelmente a representação mais célebre da história da Neurologia. Seu retrato de uma das lendárias “lições de terça-feira” dirigidas por Jean-Martin Charcot inclui ainda não apenas uma das pacientes mais famosas do mestre como também seus pupilos, os fundadores da Neurologia moderna. Entretanto, o pintor propriamente dito é ainda negligenciado, e mesmo outras pinturas suas sobre temas médicos são pouco reconhecidas. Os autores trazem à atenção a vida e época de Brouillet, bem como o restante de seus outros trabalhos notáveis; dando contexto apropriado à pintura, neurologistas atuais podem compreender melhor a própria história de nossa especialidade e seu impacto cultural.

Keywords:

History of Medicine - Medicine in the Arts

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História da Medicina - Medicina nas Artes

Author’s contributions:

MKFP, TFSS, FMBG: manuscript research and composition; HAGT, OW: manuscript revision.




Publication History

Received: 25 March 2021

Accepted: 31 May 2021

Article published online:
07 June 2023

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