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Le mal de tete. Charles Ramelet / Honore Daumier, Lithograph coloured. Subject: Headache, Depiction of Pain.
La Colique. Charles Ramelet / Honore Daumier, Lithograph coloured. Subject: Cholic, Depiction of Pain.
Le Cure. Oui, mes freres… Charles Ramelet / Honore Daumier, Lithograph coloured. Subject: Alcohol, Sleep.
In my family colic was always called “the wild axe-handle” though the visual with the saw blade is about right.
It’s a stunning visual. Depicting pain is not simple; these are outstanding works.
Caine@#2:
Depicting pain is not simple; these are outstanding works.
There is also the one (I have seen somewhere) of gout, represented as a demon with its fangs latched onto some guy’s toe. I can attest to the accuracy of that.
There are dozens of plates dealing with gout so far, if I run into that particular one, I’ll be sure to post it.
They are outstanding. Headache is something I am familiar with.
Oh yes, I am familiar too.
Okay, that first one is exactly me 24 hours ago. I was at a wedding and I think a combination of tiredness, boredom, cold feet and being way too close to the audio speakers playing bad music loudly while I tried to eat triggered the worst headache I’ve had in a long time. I have to say, that depiction is spot on.
The bell is what makes it. I hate that resonant feeling compounding the pain, just nasty.
And the colic image is spot-on, as well: sawed in half, indeed.