Why does art exist
Therapy
De terugkeer van de verloren zoon (The Return of the Prodigal Son), 1661 – 1669
The State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, 1606 – 1669
Nurture
Art can serve as a therapeutic tool, fostering individual mental and emotional well-being in ways and to extents that everyday or verbal communication cannot achieve.