Hektoen International

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Tag: Paul-Emile Destouches: can love triumph over disease?

  • Paul-Emile Destouches: can love triumph over disease?

    In this painting by Parisian artist Paul-Emile Destouches (1794-1874), a young woman visits a young man who is ill and lies in bed surrounded by his relatives. The woman hopes that her visit will cure him, and indeed the young man’s face, though pale, has brightened. But many of the figures present are already wearing…