Analysis Of The Temptation By Masolino And Masaccio

FALLEN MAN—Reclaiming the Repressed Self within Shadows

Masolino and Masaccio painted the frescos “The Temptation” (1425-27) and “The Expulsion from Paradise” (1424-27) in the Brancacci Chapel inside the church of Santa Maria del Carmine in Florence, Italy. Masolino’s “Temptation” is two expressionless figures who appear to be suspended in air against a dark background. Their static appearance was in keeping with traditional expectations for medieval figures. Masaccio’s “Expulsion,” however, gave Adam and Eve an incredible amount of expression as they are chased from Eden by a threatening angel and grieve over their disobedience. Adam covers his entire face to express his shame, while Eve’s shame requires her to cover her nakedness. The drive

Although he had at first been tempted to transform hypnotism into a laboratory science, in an article for a medical dictionary published in 1891, Freud listed the various disadvantages of Bernheim’s suggestion technique when it was practiced outside a hospital. Despite the fact that there was no clear epistemic criterion for the doctor regarding the patient 's true hypnotic state, the major obstacle was the patient’s belief in the process. Freud reported that most of his patients started arguing with him immediately over the first, simplest suggestion which would put them to sleep. “I am not in the least asleep” was the initial reaction of the intelligent patient. Thus, educated patients were real troublemakers. Not only did they argue with the doctor about what was going on with them during the treatment, they also tended to develop their own theories about their illnesses. In extreme cases, they tried to wrest confidences from their

Freud considered it the most important book he ever wrote. Dreams were to be examined “in the present” and not judged morally, politically, socially or legally. Freud was a staunch proponent of this “talking cure” or catharsis because he soon found that actual hypnotism was unnecessary with most patients. He developed his own distinctive approach and invented a “therapy couch”—a comfortable bed-like piece of furniture where the patient could recline and deeply relax. The therapist sat close by for conversation and note taking. Additionally, he developed the now famous technique of "free association"—encouraging the patient to speak aloud about the first thoughts or images that drifted into their