Edouard Manet's portrait of Jeanne Duval: Did Manet portray the disease of which he died?

IF 2.3 4区医学 Q2 DERMATOLOGY

Clinics in dermatology Pub Date : 2025-01-01 DOI:10.1016/j.clindermatol.2024.01.002

Leonard J. Hoenig MD

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Abstract

In 1862, the French artist Edouard Manet painted a portrait of Jeanne Duval, then age 42, who was suffering from a paralyzed leg. Manet depicts her stiffly reclined on a sofa with her foot seemingly disjointed from her body. Duval later became blind. Around 1875, Manet himself began to develop leg pains and an unsteady gait, which progressed in severity until he died of complications of his disorder, during 1883, at age 51. This contribution reviews the clinical information available concerning the neurologic disorders of both the subject and artist and the differential diagnosis for each case, with a focus on whether neurosyphilis may have accounted for their respective illnesses. This contribution also pays tribute to Irwin M. Braverman, MD, who is being honored in this special issue of Clinics in Dermatology for his many contributions to dermatology and for demonstrating how the study of art can be a valuable teaching tool to improve the observational skills of medical students.

A Special Message from the Author to Irwin M. Braverman, MD

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爱德华-马奈的《让娜-杜瓦尔肖像》：马奈是否描绘了他罹患的疾病？

1862 年，法国艺术家爱德华-马奈（Edouard Manet）为 42 岁的珍妮-杜瓦尔（Jeanne Duval）绘制了一幅肖像画，当时她的腿已经瘫痪。马奈描绘她僵硬地躺在沙发上，脚似乎与身体脱节。杜瓦尔后来失明了。1875 年左右，马奈本人也开始出现腿部疼痛和步态不稳的症状，并且越来越严重，直到 1883 年他因并发症去世，享年 51 岁。这篇论文回顾了有关研究对象和艺术家神经系统疾病的临床资料，以及每个病例的鉴别诊断，重点是神经梅毒是否可能是他们各自疾病的原因。这篇论文还向Irwin M. Braverman医学博士致敬，本期《皮肤病学临床》（Clinics in Dermatology）特刊将表彰他对皮肤病学的诸多贡献，以及他所展示的艺术研究如何成为提高医学生观察能力的宝贵教学工具。

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Clinics in dermatology 医学-皮肤病学

CiteScore

4.60

自引率

7.40%

发文量

106

审稿时长

3 days

期刊介绍： Clinics in Dermatology brings you the most practical and comprehensive information on the treatment and care of skin disorders. Each issue features a Guest Editor and is devoted to a single timely topic relating to clinical dermatology. Clinics in Dermatology provides information that is... • Clinically oriented -- from evaluation to treatment, Clinics in Dermatology covers what is most relevant to you in your practice. • Authoritative -- world-renowned experts in the field assure the high-quality and currency of each issue by reporting on their areas of expertise. • Well-illustrated -- each issue is complete with photos, drawings and diagrams to illustrate points and demonstrate techniques.