Ruiz-Gómez, Natasha and Liebrenz, Michael (2021) The ties that bind past and present: Tony Robert-Fleury, Philippe Pinel and the Salpêtrière. Forensic Science International: Mind and Law, 2. p. 100049. DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsiml.2021.100049
Ruiz-Gómez, Natasha and Liebrenz, Michael (2021) The ties that bind past and present: Tony Robert-Fleury, Philippe Pinel and the Salpêtrière. Forensic Science International: Mind and Law, 2. p. 100049. DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsiml.2021.100049
Ruiz-Gómez, Natasha and Liebrenz, Michael (2021) The ties that bind past and present: Tony Robert-Fleury, Philippe Pinel and the Salpêtrière. Forensic Science International: Mind and Law, 2. p. 100049. DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsiml.2021.100049
Abstract
Pinel Freeing the Insane from Their Chains (1876, Hôpital de la Salpêtrière, Paris) by Tony Robert-Fleury is one of the most famous depictions of the treatment of those suffering with a mental illness. The background of this life-size painting and the reasons for its commission are less well-known. Through the lenses of art history and forensic psychiatry, this article examines the creation of Robert-Fleury's painting in relation to the medical and political context of late nineteenth-century France, including its indebtedness to Jean-Martin Charcot's studies of hysteria. The article also highlights the enduring significance of the artwork and its continued relevance to the modern practices of forensic psychiatry.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Divisions: | Faculty of Humanities Faculty of Humanities > Philosophy and Art History, School of |
| SWORD Depositor: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
| Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
| Date Deposited: | 08 Mar 2021 16:04 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Jan 2022 14:22 |
| URI: | http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/30010 |
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