The Two Doctors and Death by Honoré Daumier

The Two Doctors and Death 

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drawing, lithograph, charcoal

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drawing

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allegories

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allegory

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lithograph

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death

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caricature

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charcoal drawing

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mannerism

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romanticism

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portrait drawing

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charcoal

"The Two Doctors and Death" is a satirical lithograph by Honoré Daumier, a French artist known for his social commentary and caricatures. The artwork depicts two doctors, likely physicians, in the presence of Death, who is personified as a skeleton playing a violin. Daumier uses caricature to exaggerate the features of the doctors, highlighting their pomposity and perhaps their inability to comprehend the inevitability of death. This piece showcases Daumier's penchant for social critique through artistic means, specifically targeting the medical profession and its perceived shortcomings.

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