The painting of Hans Holbein the Younger represents the first realistic portrait of a sure case of syphilis, during the peak virulence of the disease, just after three decades from its first appearance in Europe, giving a perfect match between artistic representation, historical sources and paleopathological evidence of the disease.

First Portrait of a Syphilitic Patient: Ulrich Von Hutten

Riccomi, Giulia;Giuffra, Valentina
2018-01-01

Abstract

The painting of Hans Holbein the Younger represents the first realistic portrait of a sure case of syphilis, during the peak virulence of the disease, just after three decades from its first appearance in Europe, giving a perfect match between artistic representation, historical sources and paleopathological evidence of the disease.
2018
Riccomi, Giulia; Giuffra, Valentina
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