Emory College Study Abroad
Inside the Louvre
Emory Human Health in Paris, Summer 2015
Paris, France
As part of our History of Mental Health in Paris, we took an excursion to the world famous Louvre Museum to see how mental illness and how health were depicted in French art. We talked about in class how in the 1800s the definition of mental illness really was just anyone that was consigned to the margins of society, so even gamblers and criminals were considered to be “mad.” As I was going throughout the vast collections in the museum, I couldn’t help but notice all the different art pieces that displayed this broad definition of mental illness through various mediums of art and collections.
Inside the Louvre
Emory Human Health in Paris, Summer 2015
Paris, France
As part of our History of Mental Health in Paris, we took an excursion to the world famous Louvre Museum to see how mental illness and how health were depicted in French art. We talked about in class how in the 1800s the definition of mental illness really was just anyone that was consigned to the margins of society, so even gamblers and criminals were considered to be “mad.” As I was going throughout the vast collections in the museum, I couldn’t help but notice all the different art pieces that displayed this broad definition of mental illness through various mediums of art and collections.