The Doctor – A Painting

A picture is worth a thousand words

Sir Luke Fildes 1887 Oil painting “The Doctor” is one of the iconic medical paintings.  It is an image used frequently to portray the qualities of a good care giver and to reflect a point of view about medicine and medical care.

A good read for all those aspiring to study and work in medical and nursing fields.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2249807/

STEM+Art = STEAM

Painting of a doctor looking at child sleeping with man in the background watching doctor

The Doctor exhibited 1891 Sir Luke Fildes 1843-1927

Presented by Sir Henry Tate 1894 . http://www.tate.org.uk/art/work/N01522

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