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28 - The Ball of the Madwomen at the Pitié-Salpêtrière
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The Ball of the Madwomen at the Pitié-Salpêtrière 1884–1885 Portraits labeled on the mounting board and a group portrait of the children’s ward 18 albumen prints, title in ink on a folder From 11 x 7.5 cm to 13.5 x 20 cm Held annually in the middle of Lent, this costume ball brought together patients from the asylum and “Tout-Paris” (the bourgeoisie, journalists, doctors, and artists). It was encouraged by the neurologist Jean-Martin Charcot, who saw it as a form of scientific and social study or attraction centered on hysteria. This historical context inspired Victoria Mas’s novel *Le Bal des folles*, published in 2019 and adapted for the screen in 2021 by Mélanie Laurent.
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Photographs: "Collections & Proposals"Auction house
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