This Painting Is Weirder Than It Looks

In the 19th century, an English artist named Richard Tennant Cooper would create a series of paintings depicting the diseases he witnessed during the First World War. In these works, Cooper portrayed syphilis, typhus, cholera... among many others. However, one of them, and the most renowned of his career, was the one that illustrated the effects of chloroform on the human body. Today, we will analyze these unusual paintings, and I’ll tell you why this particular painting is even weirder than it looks. ► Shop Richard Tennant Cooper's Collection at - https://www.inspiraggio.com/collectio... ► Shop Art Prints & Canvas at - https://www.inspiraggio.com/collectio... ► Shop Fine Art Phone Cases at - https://www.inspiraggio.com/collectio... → Follow us on Instagram:   / inspiraggio   → Contact: [email protected] Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 1:01 Richard Tennant Cooper 1:34 How the First World War Affected Him 2:37 Effects of Chloroform 3:34 Analysis of the Painting 4:47 Syphilis and the Femme Fatale 5:11 Typhus 5:45 Which Disease Did He Depict in This Painting? #arthistory #art Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.