The Doctor is an 1891 painting by Luke Fildes that depicts a Victorian doctor observing the critical stage in a child's illness while the parents gaze on helplessly from the periphery. It has been used to portray the values of the ideal physician and the inadequacies of the medical profession.

Apr 7, 2023 · Here’s a selection of doctors in paintings. Peter Simon, The Doctor Dismissing Death, 1785, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, USA. 1. The Visit. There are General Practitioners (GP’s) and Surgeons. A patient visits their GP so that they can make a diagnosis and suggest a cure.

‘The Doctor‘, Sir Luke Fildes, exhibited 1891 on display at Tate Britain. ‘The Doctor‘, Sir Luke Fildes, exhibited 1891 on display at Tate Britain. ... Back to menu. Main menu. What's on; Art & Artists. The Collection Artists Artworks Art by theme Media Videos Podcasts Short articles Learning Schools Art Terms Tate Research Art Making ...

Explore how artists have painted healers throughout history, from biblical figures to eminent doctors who made groundbreaking discoveries. Here we take a chronological look at paintings in the collection that connect us to the doctors, healers, and carers of the past:

Apr 11, 2021 · As a moment caught in time, the painting depicts a physician at a child’s bedside during a house call near the end of the 1800s.

One of the most recognized paintings of Western medicine, Luke Fildes’ The Doctor aimed to represent a caring physician in a humble setting during an era when people living with poverty rarely had access to health care and nearly all physicians were White men.

Nov 3, 2019 · ‘The Doctor’ is a painting by Luke Fildes that was commissioned by Sir Henry Tate in 1890. It is based on Fildes’ own experience of losing his young son Philip to typhoid fever at home on Christmas day 1877.

Feb 14, 2015 · The painting shows Dr. Arrias holding a pale and weakened Goya as he administers what might be his medicine. The positioning and gesture of the hands of the doctor express a determination to get his patient better, and his face expresses kindness and caring.

Jul 17, 2016 · Media in category "Paintings of physicians" The following 65 files are in this category, out of 65 total.

The doctor’s worried expression in Fildes’ iconic painting reminds practitioners that sometimes medicine reaches its limit and all it can offer is empathy with the human experience.