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Science and Charity
One of the most important works from Picasso's early training period, painted when the artist was only 15 years old. The painting is the result of his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Barcelona, where Picasso's father was involved. The painting received an honorable mention at the General Fine Arts Exhibition in Madrid and a gold medal at the provincial exhibition in Malaga. The image shows the contrast between science represented by the doctor and charity personified by the nun attending to a sick child.
Portrait of the Creator
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Artist
Pablo Picasso
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Date of birth and death
25 October 1881 – 8 April 1973
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Natinality
Spanish
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Style
Blue and Rose Periods, Cubism, Surrealism, Neoclassicism, Modernism
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Significant works
Les Demoiselles d’Avignon, Guernica, The Old Guitarist, Three Musicians, Girl before a Mirror
Information about the work
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Year:
1897
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Execution technique:
oil on canvas
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Location:
Museu Picasso, Barcelona, Spain
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Theme:
medicine, charity, realism, genre scene
Internal Narrative and Creative Framework
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Inner Narrative
The work depicts the clash between rational science and spiritual kindness in caring for a suffering child, also reflecting the playful viewpoint of a young artist on society and the human condition.
The key to interpreting the work
When interpreting the painting, it is worth paying attention to the academic technique, realistic composition, and the social dimension of the scene, as well as its place in Picasso's biography as the last great work of the classical style before shifting to more experimental forms.See other works by this artist
