Stendhal's

Don't fake Stendhal's when what you've really got is Stockholm's.

I'd Rather Let The Flowers Keep Doing What They Do Best SVGL 2009

Don't fake Stendhal's when what you've really got is Stockholm's.

I'd Rather Let The Flowers Keep Doing What They Do Best SVGL 2009

While I don't know if it would qualify as Stendhal's Syndrome, I did burst out crying in front of a painting years ago, at LACMA here in Los Angeles that just doesn't have the same ring to it as the Uffizi in Firenze.

Jane Chafin: Stendhal's Syndrome Jane Chafin 2011

Stendhal syndrome, Stendhal's syndrome, Hyperkulturemia, or Florence syndrome is a psychosomatic illness that causes rapid heartbeat, dizziness, confusion and even hallucinations when an individual is exposed to art, usually when the art is particularly 'beautiful' or a large amount of art is in a single place.

Archive 2009-02-01 SVGL 2009

Wikipedia describes Stendhal's syndrome or hyperkulturemia as: "A psychosomatic illness that causes rapid heartbeat, dizziness, fainting, confusion and even hallucinations when an individual is exposed to art, usually when the art is particularly beautiful or a large amount of art is in a single place."

Jane Chafin: Stendhal's Syndrome Jane Chafin 2011

Stendhal's syndrome or hyperkulturemia is a psychosomatic illness that causes rapid heartbeat, dizziness, fainting, confusion and even hallucinations when an individual is exposed to art.

Jane Chafin: Stendhal's Syndrome Jane Chafin 2011

It wasn't until more recent times that a Florentine psychiatrist, Dr. Graziella Magherina, labeled the phenomenon "Stendhal's Syndrome" having treated many patients with similar symptoms.

Jane Chafin: Stendhal's Syndrome Jane Chafin 2011

Wikipedia describes Stendhal's syndrome or hyperkulturemia as: "A psychosomatic illness that causes rapid heartbeat, dizziness, fainting, confusion and even hallucinations when an individual is exposed to art, usually when the art is particularly beautiful or a large amount of art is in a single place."

Jane Chafin: Stendhal's Syndrome Jane Chafin 2011

It wasn't until more recent times that a Florentine psychiatrist, Dr. Graziella Magherina, labeled the phenomenon "Stendhal's Syndrome" having treated many patients with similar symptoms.

Jane Chafin: Stendhal's Syndrome Jane Chafin 2011

While I don't know if it would qualify as Stendhal's Syndrome, I did burst out crying in front of a painting years ago, at LACMA here in Los Angeles that just doesn't have the same ring to it as the Uffizi in Firenze.

Jane Chafin: Stendhal's Syndrome Jane Chafin 2011