Comments on: Meet Van Gogh’s Doctor http://www.wondersandmarvels.com/2009/10/meet-van-gogh%e2%80%99s-doctor.html A Community for Curious Minds who love History, its Odd Stories, and Good Reads Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:36:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Dr Hubrecht BRody http://www.wondersandmarvels.com/2009/10/meet-van-gogh%e2%80%99s-doctor.html/comment-page-1#comment-8422 Dr Hubrecht BRody Sun, 06 Feb 2011 09:10:41 +0000 http://www.wondersandmarvels.com/?p=2327#comment-8422 Dr Felix Rey treated Van Gogh with Digitalis after cutting off a section of his left ear. Diagnosis being an Epileptic seizure, the treatment being DIGITALIS at that time. An overdosage gives the patient XANTHOPSIA.... seeing everything YELLOW... ? the reason for his yellow paintings ! Also... dilates the pupils.... blurring the stars... A STARRY NIGHT ? Dr Paul Gachet is depicted with DIGITALIS PLANTS in his hands on the desk ! So ... this explains a few interesting issues ! The EYE of the ARTIST....Marmor and Ravin... Mosby...ISBN 0-8151-7244-3 HUBRECHT BRODY Hubrecht Brody Dr Felix Rey treated Van Gogh with Digitalis after cutting off a section of his left ear.
Diagnosis being an Epileptic seizure, the treatment being DIGITALIS at that time. An
overdosage gives the patient XANTHOPSIA…. seeing everything YELLOW… ? the reason for his yellow paintings !
Also… dilates the pupils…. blurring the stars… A STARRY NIGHT ?
Dr Paul Gachet is depicted with DIGITALIS PLANTS in his hands on the desk !
So … this explains a few interesting issues !
The EYE of the ARTIST….Marmor and Ravin… Mosby…ISBN 0-8151-7244-3
HUBRECHT BRODY
Hubrecht Brody

]]> By: Editor http://www.wondersandmarvels.com/2009/10/meet-van-gogh%e2%80%99s-doctor.html/comment-page-1#comment-3333 Editor Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:33:38 +0000 http://www.wondersandmarvels.com/?p=2327#comment-3333 Sheramy, my mother devoured your book when she was here last weekend! Loved it. Holly Sheramy, my mother devoured your book when she was here last weekend! Loved it. Holly

]]> By: Myka http://www.wondersandmarvels.com/2009/10/meet-van-gogh%e2%80%99s-doctor.html/comment-page-1#comment-3110 Myka Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:41:11 +0000 http://www.wondersandmarvels.com/?p=2327#comment-3110 Thank you. Have had a few van Gogh prints all around for years. Dr. Felix Rey tends to dominate no matter where I place him somehow. Have never been able to explain why. This info by writer and fellow posters is very helpful. Thanks to all. Thank you. Have had a few van Gogh prints all around for years. Dr. Felix Rey tends to dominate no matter where I place him somehow. Have never been able to explain why. This info by writer and fellow posters is very helpful. Thanks to all.

]]> By: Sheramy Bundrick http://www.wondersandmarvels.com/2009/10/meet-van-gogh%e2%80%99s-doctor.html/comment-page-1#comment-2116 Sheramy Bundrick Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:29:26 +0000 http://www.wondersandmarvels.com/?p=2327#comment-2116 Thanks, Michelle! I know, that painting has perhaps the kookiest story of all of them -- a chicken coop, indeed! It actually has an interesting history beyond that: it was ultimately acquired by a Russian textile magnate (Sergei Schuchkin, who was a major patron of Matisse) but then was seized by Lenin, along with the rest of Schuchkin's collection, after the Russian Revolution. That's why it's in the Pushkin today. I learned another interesting Felix Rey fact: There's a handbag and accessories company called Felix Rey -- they actually had stuff at Target earlier this year :-) -- and they got their name from the doctor. One of the designers saw this painting and was struck enough by it to adopt the name! And there's your Dr Rey trivia for the day! Thanks, Michelle! I know, that painting has perhaps the kookiest story of all of them — a chicken coop, indeed! It actually has an interesting history beyond that: it was ultimately acquired by a Russian textile magnate (Sergei Schuchkin, who was a major patron of Matisse) but then was seized by Lenin, along with the rest of Schuchkin’s collection, after the Russian Revolution. That’s why it’s in the Pushkin today.

I learned another interesting Felix Rey fact: There’s a handbag and accessories company called Felix Rey — they actually had stuff at Target earlier this year :-) — and they got their name from the doctor. One of the designers saw this painting and was struck enough by it to adopt the name!

And there’s your Dr Rey trivia for the day!

]]> By: Michelle Moran http://www.wondersandmarvels.com/2009/10/meet-van-gogh%e2%80%99s-doctor.html/comment-page-1#comment-2105 Michelle Moran Thu, 08 Oct 2009 04:39:14 +0000 http://www.wondersandmarvels.com/?p=2327#comment-2105 Great post! And can you imagine - a patch for the chicken coop?! Great post! And can you imagine – a patch for the chicken coop?!

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