Freud's Leonardo: Psychobiography and Autobiography of Genius

In his creation of a psychobiography of one genius and the hidden autobiographic analysis of another, Freud exemplifies what he described in the study: "Kindly nature has given the artist the ability to express his most secret mental impulses, which are hidden even from himself, by means of the...

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Published in:	Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association 1978, Vol.26 (4), p.863-880
Main Author:	Lichtenberg, Joseph, D.
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Art - history Austria Autobiography as Topic da Vinci Freud History of medicine History, 15th Century History, 16th Century History, 19th Century History, 20th Century Italy Paintings - history Psychoanalysis - history
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Summary:	In his creation of a psychobiography of one genius and the hidden autobiographic analysis of another, Freud exemplifies what he described in the study: "Kindly nature has given the artist the ability to express his most secret mental impulses, which are hidden even from himself, by means of the works that he creates" (p. 107).
ISSN:	0003-0651 1941-2460