Smallpox in art: considerations on some of its medical and social aspects

Francesco M Galassi; Elena Varotto

doi:10.1111/jdv.17266

Smallpox in art: considerations on some of its medical and social aspects

Francesco M Galassi, Elena Varotto

College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

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Abstract

Dear Editor,
We read with interest N. Kluger's palaeodermatological correspondence on the late 19th century painting Pockmarked boy from Savo,1 and we totally concur with him on his assertion that painters rarely depicted the faces of smallpox patients or survivors, with the notable exception of cases like that of Ferdinando II de' Medici (1610–1670)...

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1612-1613
Number of pages	2
Journal	Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology
Volume	35
Issue number	8
Early online date	2 Apr 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/jdv.17266
Publication status	Published - Aug 2021

Keywords

Disease in art
smallpox
Ferdinando II de’ Medici

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Smallpox in art: considerations on some of its medical and social aspects

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