The Gross Clinic: Unraveling Thomas Eakins' Iconic Masterpiece

The painting is called "The Gross Clinic" and was painted by Thomas Eakins in 1875.

It depicts a surgery taking place in the amphitheater of the Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. The painting shows a doctor examining a woman on an operating table, with a skeleton representing death lurking behind her. The painting was controversial when it was first exhibited due to its graphic depiction of surgery and death. However, it is now considered one of the most important works of American art of the 19th century.