Work

Breast Mass in a Rubens Painting

Year: 2016

Type: article

Abstract: Deformity of the breast and axilla observed in famous paintings is a fascinating field for the medico-artists. The attempt of a retrospective diagnosis of breast tumors is highly challenging. This paper deals with a Rubens painting portraying the heroine Judith with a visible but previously unreported left breast mass. Though speculative, the present medico-artistic diagnosis is of a tumor likely to be of benign nature. It is of interest that the present case is the sixth breast disease discovered in Rubens's works.

Source: Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal

DOI: 10.5041/rmmj.10243

Authors: Davide Lazzeri, Donatella Lippi, Manuel Francisco Castello, George M. Weisz

Institutions: University of Florence, UNSW Sydney, University of New England

Language: English

Topic: History of Medicine Studies

Subfield: History

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W2344729260