P0294 - Suicide in art

Abstract

Introduction:

Suicide is represented in the arts since the beginning of time. Since the time of the Roman Impire to Impressionism, Rafaelism or even Modern art, the suicide has a significant expression in the arts striking over the centuries and in various civilizations.

Objectives:

The authors propose to characterize the various forms of art that represented the suicide and its concept. Since classicism, the liturgical representation of suicide, almost disappeared. IT rebirth “by the new art,” were the various representations of the suicide were seen as “representative” of several current and various forms of contest the new society.

Conclusions:

The suicide in the arts is the sociological expression how societies deal with this issue.