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Race, religion and the Black Madonna | Wellcome Collection
WEBMar 14, 2018 · Race, religion and the Black Madonna. Found in hundreds of Catholic churches across Europe and Latin America, the Black Madonna, a depiction of the Virgin Mary with dark skin, remains one of the most mysterious and controversial religious icons. She has a complex history and many possible meanings. Words by Daniela Vascoaverage reading time 6 ...
Wellcome Collection | A free museum and library exploring health …
WEBJul 12, 2024 · Artist Jason Wilsher-Mills presents a joyful exploration of the body, drawing on his experience of becoming disabled as a child. We publish thought-provoking books exploring health and human experiences. Our latest titles include ‘Nine Minds, Inner Lives on the Spectrum’, an illuminating, life ...
Two naked Sicilian boys, in a classical pose, outside a cottage door ...
WEBPlüschow, Wilhelm von, Baron, active 1880-1900. The Fallaize Collection. Photographs by Wilhelm von Gloeden and Wilhelm von Plu̎shcow. This item requires safeguarded access. You will need to complete an application form before you will be allowed to view this item. Requests are considered on a ...
A brief history of tattoos - Wellcome Collection
WEBApr 13, 2010 · A brief history of tattoos. A tattoo is defined as an indelible mark fixed upon the body by inserting pigment under the skin, and the earliest evidence of tattoo art dates from 5000 BCE. Across time and cultures, tattoos have many different forms and meanings. Words by Amy Olsonaverage reading time 5 minutes 13 April 2010.
Louis Wain’s cryptic cats - Wellcome Collection
WEBMay 19, 2020 · L ater this year Benedict Cumberbatch will star in a film about the life of the Victorian artist Louis Wain. Little known today, and often dismissed as a “crazy cat artist”, Wain was one of Britain’s most popular artists in the early 20th century. He was an eccentric who adored cats, delighting the Edwardian public with charming, often ...
What is hysteria? - Wellcome Collection
WEBAug 13, 2015 · In ancient Greece it was thought that women’s wombs wandered through their bodies, causing madness (hystera = womb; hysterikos = of the womb). Hysteria stems from sexual frustration in women. And the one you are most likely to have heard: in the 19th century, women thought to have hysteria were ‘treated’ with vibrators by their doctors.
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Lichtkämpfer, Sonnenfreunde und wilde Nackte : zur Geschichte …
WEBLichtkämpfer, Sonnenfreunde und wilde Nackte : zur Geschichte der Freiköperkultur in Deutschland / Hans Bergemann.
Shakespeare and the four humours | Wellcome Collection
WEBDec 11, 2016 · Blood, phlegm, black bile and yellow bile: the body’s four humours were believed to control your personality in Shakespeare’s day and influenced the way the Bard created some of his most famous characters. S hakespeare’s writing is one of the most important sources for the knowledge we have about medicine in …
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