Théodore Géricault, French
McKayla Maroney’s Grandmother Is Not Impressed Either, 1819-22
Oil on canvas
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MASTERPIECE #3770
/// Géricault used his artistic skill
to portray some judged mentally ill.
“Portraits of the Insane”
depict real psychic pain,
and their faces are troubling still.
/// The painter’s good friend asked him to
paint these oils. As a doctor, he knew
which expressions were sign
of a mental decline.
Wanted laymen to share in their view.
/// Six of ten still survive; this is one.
As a medical record ‘twas done.
“The Hyena” gained fame.
(We don’t know her real name.)
Was there hope for a cure? Likely none.
/// Monomaniac’s what her Doc said.
She’s with envy obsessed and it spread
on her face, as we see.
Green-eyed monster? Not she.
Her intense, haunted eyes are blood-red.
/// Paint a RICH person’s portrait and they
will expect you to do as they say.
This madwoman, I feel,
could be made to look real.
(Much more accurate when others pay.)