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Erasistratus Discovering the Cause of Antiochus' Disease (French: Érasistrate découvrant la cause de la maladie d’Antiochius dans son amour pour Stratonice) is a 1774 oil painting by French neoclassical artist Jacques-Louis David. The work is a history painting depicting an episode from Plutarch's Lives in which Greek court physician Erasistratus diagnoses the illness of Antiochus, the son of Seleucus I, as lovesickness for his stepmother Stratonice. The painting was awarded the 1774 Prix de Rome by the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture.

Erasistratus Discovering the Cause of Antiochus' Disease
Artist	Jacques-Louis David
Year	1774
Medium	Oil on canvas
Dimensions	120 cm × 155 cm (47 in × 61 in)
Location	École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts, Paris

Origin

Painting painted in 1774. After its presentation in the competition for the Prix de Rome, it was recovered by David and entrusted to Michel-Jean Sedaine. In the Sedaine family, the painting then passed into the collection of the Comte de Brissay, son-in-law of Sedaine. In 1860 the House of the Emperor acquired it for 3000 francs, and it was installed at the National School of Fine Arts. The painting was restored in 1860 and 1981.[1]

The scene

Antiochus is bedridden, suffering from a sickly languor. His father, King Seleucus, is at the foot of the bed in the dark. To save his son, he called on the great physician Erasistratus.

The latter is beside him, taking his pulse: his left hand on Antiochus' wrist. The doctor asked that the women of the palace present themselves, one by one, before Antiochus. When Stratonice's turn comes, the young prince's pulse quickens, Erasistratus then raises his right hand, index finger pointing to the "cause of the disease".

Erasistratus convinced the king to give up the beautiful Stratonice to his son, and the prince recovers.[2]

References

На других языках

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- [en] Erasistratus Discovering the Cause of Antiochus' Disease

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[fr] Érasistrate découvrant la cause de la maladie d'Antiochus

Érasistrate découvrant la cause de la maladie d’Antiochius dans son amour pour Stratonice est une œuvre de Jacques-Louis David peinte en 1774. Quatrième participation de l'artiste au concours de l'Académie royale de peinture, le tableau valut à son auteur le grand prix de Rome de peinture. C'est une peinture d'histoire le sujet de l'œuvre tiré d'un récit de Plutarque évoque une légende de l'histoire macédonienne : la découverte par le médecin Érasistrate de la cause de la langueur d'Antiochus qui se mourait d'amour pour sa belle-mère Stratonice épouse du roi Séleucos Ier. L'œuvre est fidèle à l'enseignement de l'Académie et est encore influencée par le style baroque. Elle est conservée à l'École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts de Paris.

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[it] Erasistrato alla scoperta della causa della malattia di Antioco

Erasistrato alla scoperta della causa della malattia di Antioco dal suo amore per Stratonice è un'opera del pittore francese Jacques-Louis David, datata 1774. Quarta partecipazione dell'artista al concorso dell'Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture, il dipinto gli varrà la vittoria del Prix de Rome per la pittura. Si tratta di pittura storica, infatti il soggetto dell'opera è tratto da una narrazione delle Vite parallele di Plutarco, riguardante una leggenda della storia macedone: la scoperta da parte del medico Erasistrato della causa della malattia di Antioco, ovvero l'amore per la sua matrigna Stratonice, moglie del re Seleuco I. Il dipinto è legato agli insegnamenti ricevuti all'Accademia ed è influenzato anche dallo stile barocco. Attualmente è conservato all'École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts di Parigi.

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