Palaeodermatological exposé on the historical case of Ferdinando II de’ Medici (AD 1610–1670)

Francesco M. Galassi; Donatella Lippi; Elisa Zucchini; Raffaella Bianucci; Elena Varotto

doi:10.1111/jdv.19436

Palaeodermatological exposé on the historical case of Ferdinando II de’ Medici (AD 1610–1670)

Francesco M. Galassi, Donatella Lippi, Elisa Zucchini, Raffaella Bianucci, Elena Varotto

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The famous Flemish Baroque painter Justus Sustermans (AD 1597–1681) depicted the various stages of Grand Duke Ferdinando II de’ Medici's (AD 1610–1670) smallpox. Sustermans portrayed a 16-year-old Ferdinando II on the 7th (October 19, 1626) and 9th day (October 21, 1626) of the infection (Figure 1a,b). The progression from macules to the papulo-vesicular eruption is clearly shown in the two canvases housed at the Galleria Palatina in Florence...

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2415-2418
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology
Volume	37
Issue number	12
Early online date	28 Aug 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/jdv.19436
Publication status	Published - Dec 2023

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Disease in art
Palaeodermatology
Smallpox

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Palaeodermatological exposé on the historical case of Ferdinando II de’ Medici (AD 1610–1670)

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