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On December 17, the Royal European Academy of Doctors (RAED)<\/strong> held the session \u00ab25 Painters Look at Childhood: From Murillo to Picasso\u00bb<\/strong>, led by Joaqu\u00edn Callabed<\/strong>, President of the Social Pediatrics Club<\/strong>, Corresponding Academician of the Royal Academy of Medicine of Catalonia<\/strong> and of the Royal Academy of Pharmacy of Catalonia<\/strong>, and Numerary Academician and Vice President of the Health Sciences Section of the RAED, together with Jos\u00e9 Mateo Ycardo<\/strong>, a communicator in the field of Social Sciences and author of several books in his areas of study.<\/p>\n Through 25 iconic paintings by Spanish and European artists from the period after the 18th century depicting childhood within its family and social environment, the two experts presented the evolution of how childhood has been understood and analyzed throughout the modern and contemporary eras. This journey ranged from the English, French, and German Enlightenment\u2014with figures such as John Locke, David Hume, Voltaire, Denis Diderot, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi<\/strong>\u2014within whose historical context children acquired rights and a new social status, to the contemporary perspective. Along this trajectory, the child came to be regarded as a unique individual-person deserving of individualized and personalized treatment, as clearly reflected in the painting of each period, which shows growing interest in education, health, play, and maternal and family bonds.<\/p>\n \u00abChildhood attains a new social consideration and is clearly reflected in artistic representation from the 18th and 19th centuries onward, after long periods in which it was scarcely present. The scientific advances and the sanitary, social, and educational improvements brought about by the Enlightenment had an impact on childhood and are reflected in the art of the time\u2014in schools, child labor, the role of wet nurses, and institutions dedicated to maternal and child health. The 18th and 19th centuries in France, as well as in England and Germany, mark an important moment in the artistic representation of childhood as a reflection of the society of that time, in which children are considered citizens, persons with rights, and are progressively provided with educational and health measures,\u00bb the speakers explained.<\/p>\n Callabed and Mateo Ycardo began their analysis with \u00abAn Old Woman Delousing a Child and a Little Dog\u00bb<\/strong> by Bartolom\u00e9 Esteban Murillo<\/strong>, considered a pioneer in Spanish painting for portraying children enjoying freedom, and continued with \u00abThe Croup\u00bb<\/strong> by Francisco de Goya<\/strong>, which in a free Romantic style depicts the drama of a father attempting to remove diphtheria plaques from his son\u2019s throat. The session also featured Luke Fildes\u2019s \u00abThe Doctor\u00bb<\/strong>, representing dramatic Victorian social realism; Ludwig Knaus\u2019s \u00abIn School\u00bb<\/strong>, a scene of school life rendered with German critical realism; Jan Verhas\u2019s \u00abThe Little Painter\u00bb<\/strong>, portraying a young artist; Albert Anker\u2019s \u00abThe Little Brother\u00bb<\/strong>, also in a realist style; and William-Adolphe Bouguereau\u2019s \u00abLove of Childhood\u00bb<\/strong>, in an academic French style.<\/p>\n Among the painters with a naturalist aesthetic who depicted childhood, the speakers highlighted Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Millet<\/strong>, whose \u00abFirst Steps\u00bb<\/strong> reflects his love for the countryside and for children; Jules Bastien-Lepage<\/strong>, whose \u00abLittle Shepherd\u00bb<\/strong> denounces the widespread child labor of the time; Virginie Demont-Breton<\/strong> with \u00abChildren on the Beach\u00bb<\/strong>; Jean-Eug\u00e8ne Buland<\/strong> and \u00abParental Love\u00bb<\/strong>; and Jean-Jules Geoffroy<\/strong> with \u00abThe Milk Drop in Belleville by Dr. Variot\u00bb<\/strong>, which explains the historical origins of this important maternal-child health institution, created by L\u00e9on Dufour<\/strong> in F\u00e9camp (Normandy) and disseminated worldwide by Gaston Variot<\/strong> in 1906 at an international congress in Paris.<\/p>\n In the realm of Impressionist painting, the selected works were \u00abThe Cradle\u00bb<\/strong> by Berthe Morisot<\/strong>, \u00abThe Child\u2019s Bath\u00bb<\/strong> by Mary Cassatt<\/strong>, and \u00abChild Vaccination\u00bb<\/strong> by Anna Ancher<\/strong>. From Nordic naturalist realism, the experts presented \u00abChildren on the Beach\u00bb<\/strong> by Albert Edelfelt<\/strong> and \u00abMotherhood\u00bb<\/strong> by Carl Larsson<\/strong>. These were joined by the renowned Norwegian Expressionist Edvard Munch<\/strong> with \u00abThe Sick Child.\u00bb<\/strong> Beyond artistic movements, the presentation concluded with Spanish painters Joaqu\u00edn Sorolla<\/strong> and \u00abAfter the Bath\u00bb<\/strong> a delicate and intimate childhood scene, and Pablo Picasso<\/strong> with “Pink Maternity.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider show_divider=”off” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” width=”50px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_gallery gallery_ids=”177327,177330″ posts_number=”2″ show_title_and_caption=”off” show_pagination=”off” module_class=”galeria-pad-1″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” custom_css_gallery_item=”width: 50% !important;||margin: 0 !important;||clear: none !important;” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_gallery][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Through 25 iconic paintings by Spanish and European artists from the post-18th century depicting childhood within its family and social environment, Joaqu\u00edn Callabed and Jos\u00e9 Mateo Ycardo present the evolution of the analysis of childhood throughout the modern and contemporary periods<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":176700,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":" \u00a0<\/p> On December 17, the Royal European Academy of Doctors (RAED)<\/strong> held the session \u00ab25 Painters Look at Childhood: From Murillo to Picasso\u00bb<\/strong>, led by Joaqu\u00edn Callabed<\/strong>, President of the Social Pediatrics Club<\/strong>, Corresponding Academician of the Royal Academy of Medicine of Catalonia<\/strong> and of the Royal Academy of Pharmacy of Catalonia<\/strong>, and Numerary Academician and Vice President of the Health Sciences Section of the RAED, together with Jos\u00e9 Mateo Ycardo<\/strong>, a communicator in the field of Social Sciences and author of several books in his areas of study.<\/p> Through 25 iconic paintings by Spanish and European artists from the period after the 18th century depicting childhood within its family and social environment, the two experts presented the evolution of how childhood has been understood and analyzed throughout the modern and contemporary eras. This journey ranged from the English, French, and German Enlightenment\u2014with figures such as John Locke, David Hume, Voltaire, Denis Diderot, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi<\/strong>\u2014within whose historical context children acquired rights and a new social status, to the contemporary perspective. Along this trajectory, the child came to be regarded as a unique individual-person deserving of individualized and personalized treatment, as clearly reflected in the painting of each period, which shows growing interest in education, health, play, and maternal and family bonds.<\/p> \u00abChildhood attains a new social consideration and is clearly reflected in artistic representation from the 18th and 19th centuries onward, after long periods in which it was scarcely present. The scientific advances and the sanitary, social, and educational improvements brought about by the Enlightenment had an impact on childhood and are reflected in the art of the time\u2014in schools, child labor, the role of wet nurses, and institutions dedicated to maternal and child health. The 18th and 19th centuries in France, as well as in England and Germany, mark an important moment in the artistic representation of childhood as a reflection of the society of that time, in which children are considered citizens, persons with rights, and are progressively provided with educational and health measures,\u00bb the speakers explained.<\/p> Callabed and Mateo Ycardo began their analysis with \u00abAn Old Woman Delousing a Child and a Little Dog\u00bb<\/strong> by Bartolom\u00e9 Esteban Murillo<\/strong>, considered a pioneer in Spanish painting for portraying children enjoying freedom, and continued with \u00abThe Croup\u00bb<\/strong> by Francisco de Goya<\/strong>, which in a free Romantic style depicts the drama of a father attempting to remove diphtheria plaques from his son\u2019s throat. The session also featured Luke Fildes\u2019s \u00abThe Doctor\u00bb<\/strong>, representing dramatic Victorian social realism; Ludwig Knaus\u2019s \u00abIn School\u00bb<\/strong>, a scene of school life rendered with German critical realism; Jan Verhas\u2019s \u00abThe Little Painter\u00bb<\/strong>, portraying a young artist; Albert Anker\u2019s \u00abThe Little Brother\u00bb<\/strong>, also in a realist style; and William-Adolphe Bouguereau\u2019s \u00abLove of Childhood\u00bb<\/strong>, in an academic French style.<\/p> Among the painters with a naturalist aesthetic who depicted childhood, the speakers highlighted Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Millet<\/strong>, whose \u00abFirst Steps\u00bb<\/strong> reflects his love for the countryside and for children; Jules Bastien-Lepage<\/strong>, whose \u00abLittle Shepherd\u00bb<\/strong> denounces the widespread child labor of the time; Virginie Demont-Breton<\/strong> with \u00abChildren on the Beach\u00bb<\/strong>; Jean-Eug\u00e8ne Buland<\/strong> and \u00abParental Love\u00bb<\/strong>; and Jean-Jules Geoffroy<\/strong> with \u00abThe Milk Drop in Belleville by Dr. Variot\u00bb<\/strong>, which explains the historical origins of this important maternal-child health institution, created by L\u00e9on Dufour<\/strong> in F\u00e9camp (Normandy) and disseminated worldwide by Gaston Variot<\/strong> in 1906 at an international congress in Paris.<\/p> In the realm of Impressionist painting, the selected works were \u00abThe Cradle\u00bb<\/strong> by Berthe Morisot<\/strong>, \u00abThe Child\u2019s Bath\u00bb<\/strong> by Mary Cassatt<\/strong>, and \u00abChild Vaccination\u00bb<\/strong> by Anna Ancher<\/strong>. From Nordic naturalist realism, the experts presented \u00abChildren on the Beach\u00bb<\/strong> by Albert Edelfelt<\/strong> and \u00abMotherhood\u00bb<\/strong> by Carl Larsson<\/strong>. These were joined by the renowned Norwegian Expressionist Edvard Munch<\/strong> with \u00abThe Sick Child.\u00bb<\/strong> Beyond artistic movements, the presentation concluded with Spanish painters Joaqu\u00edn Sorolla<\/strong> and \u00abAfter the Bath\u00bb<\/strong> a delicate and intimate childhood scene, and Pablo Picasso<\/strong> with \"Pink Maternity.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[231,497,402,434,493,482],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-177494","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-art-en","category-education-ethics-and-values-en-2","category-history-of-art-and-cultural-heritage","category-paint","category-scientific-meetings-and-congresses","category-sociology","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"yoast_head":"\n