Cesare Lombroso
1 Feb 1890
An Italian psychiatrist and anthropologist. He perceived the value of the art of the insane as providing visual evidence of mental pathology. He thought art of the insane used exagerrated symbols which showed their primitive mentality. He was one of the first psychiatrists to make an extensive collection of the drawings and paintings of the insane. He believed all artists are a little mad and madness could promote genius.