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''Science and Charity'' is an oil painting by Pablo Picasso painted in Barcelona in 1897 and now is part of the permanent collection of the Museu Picasso, Barcelona.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.bcn.cat/museupicasso/en/collection/mpb110-046.html )〕 This is one of the most representative works of the artist's early years of training and he did it when he was only 15 years old. == History == José Ruiz Blasco, Picasso's father, was a professor of painting who wanted his son to accomplish what he had failed, succeed in the world of painting. So he offered his son a strong academic background, so that he could succeed in the National Exhibition of Fine Arts which was held annually in Madrid. Picasso began his academic training in Coruña and once in Barcelona, he enrolled in the Llotja School. In 1896 Picasso had received rave reviews for his work ''The First Communion'', presented at the Third Exhibition of Arts and Artistic Industries in Barcelona. This encouraged his father to rent a workshop for his son at No. 4 of La Plata Street in the Ribera neighborhood, near the family home on the La Mercè Street. This workshop was where he painted ''Science and Charity''. It is believed that the work was inspired by ''Enrique Paternina, Mother's Visit'' and ''A Hospital Room during the visit of the Head Doctor'' by the Sevillian painter Luis Jiménez Aranda. Picasso had previously painted a picture of a similar theme (the Sick Woman, painted in Coruña in 1894). To prepare the work, Picasso made several previous notes and sketches. The Museu Picasso conserves 6 sketches of this work that are displayed by turns in the permanent collection. One of this sketches is painted on the back of another work, the ''Portrait of Joan Vidal Ventosa''.〔These works have the registration numbers MPB 70.802, MPB 110.089, MPB 110.099, MPB 110.214, MPB 110.229, MPB 110.387 y MPB70.802R〕 Once completed, the work was presented at the General Exhibition of Fine Arts in 1897 in Madrid, and later in the Málaga Provincial Exhibition of the same year. Once the exhibition was closed, the work would remain in Málaga, at the home of Salvador Ruiz Blasco, Picasso's uncle until he died in 1918 and his widow sent it to Barcelona, where was hung in the home of Vilató Ruiz family on Passig de Gracia until the artist donated it to the museum, along with other works. Science and Charity entered the museum with the registration number MPB110.0465 and is now permanently exhibited in Gallery 13 of the museum. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Science and Charity」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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