Chronic mastitis or breast cancer in The Charity by Francesco Salviati? An educational discussion
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: In the present communication, the painting La Carità (The Charity) by Francesco de Rossi, also known as Salviati (1510-1563), is examined from a multidisciplinary perspective, combining the following disciplines: human anatomy, palaeopathology and history of art. In the impossibility to establish a final diagnosis due to the artistic nature of the artwork, the anatomical alterations found on the iconographic representation are discussed in light of two alternative hypotheses, namely chronic mastitis or breast cancer. Once more the intersection between medicine and art can be found to be of excellent use both for increasing the ancient record of diseases and in an educational effort to train the eye of future physicians.
DOI: 10.36253/ijae-15580
Authors: Ferdinando Paternostro, Donatella Lippi, Elisa Zucchini, Jacopo Nori, Francesco Galassi, Andreas G. Nerlich, Raffaella Bianucci
Language: English
Topic: History of Medicine Studies
Subfield: History
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4405921514