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.File in questo prodotto:
| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Von Hutten.pdf
accesso aperto
Tipologia:
Documento in Post-print
Licenza:
Creative commons
Dimensione
809.45 kB
Formato
Adobe PDF
|
809.45 kB | Adobe PDF | Visualizza/Apri |
I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
