Influence of Tuberculosis on the Work of Visual Artists: Several Prominent Examples
@article{Lemlein1981InfluenceOT, title={Influence of Tuberculosis on the Work of Visual Artists: Several Prominent Examples}, author={Rhoda F. Lemlein}, journal={Leonardo}, year={1981}, volume={14}, pages={114 - 117} }
The 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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