Palaeopathology of the earlobe crease (Frank's sign): New insights from Renaissance art

FM Galassi, C Borghi, R Ballestriero, ME Habicht… - International journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Several studies have associated the earlobe crease sign, discovered by Sanders T. Frank in
1973, with cardiovascular pathology, yet very few studies have focused on the antiquity of …

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

FM Galassi, E Varotto - Journal of the European Academy of …, 2021 - iris.unipa.it
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 …

[PDF][PDF] Die Mumie in Europa

ME Habicht, JH Schleifring - Heilige, Monarchen, Mordopfer, 2021 - researchgate.net
Karl der Große starb am 28. Januar 814 und wurde in Aachen bestattet. Schon kurz nach
seinem Tod wurde er zum Idealherrscher stilisiert und eine mythische Aura begann seine …

Response to Pfründer about the Kaspar Hauser case

ME Habicht, E Varotto, M Vaccarezza… - Clinics in …, 2024 - cidjournal.com
Conclusions Given the recent new genetic study—of which Dr Pfründer is also a coauthor
himself—exposing the nonconnection of Kaspar Hauser to the House of Baden, the whole …

A goitrous model for Bartolomeo Vivarini (1432–1499)

R Accorona, S Torretta, L Pignataro - Journal of Endocrinological …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Introduction Bartolomeo Vivarini (Venezia 1432c.–Venezia 1499c.) was an Italian
painter during the Renaissance. The artist was widely influenced by Andrea Mantegna …

Palaeodermatological aspects of Duke Federico da Montefeltro's case: A multidisciplinary assessment.

FM Galassi, F Giacomini… - Journal of the European …, 2023 - search.ebscohost.com
Abstract Duke Federico da Montefeltro (AD 1422-1482) is considered one of the most
representative figures of the Italian Renaissance due to his military virtues and patronage of …

A further methodologic comment on Recalcati et al's response on the “skull with petrified ears” on the necessity of evidence-based anthropologic studies

FM Galassi, E Varotto, V Papa - Clinics in Dermatology, 2023 - cidjournal.com
Conclusions Although we fundamentally disagree with Recalcati et al's interpretations of this
matter and once more underline the importance of taphonomy, there is merit in their having …

[HTML][HTML] Dino Buzzati's 50th death anniversary: an appraisal of medicine and infectivology's influence on his literary production

D Lippi, E Varotto, S Donell… - Acta Bio Medica: Atenei …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods: Analysis of literary sources and historical study. Results and conclusions: Buzzati's
literary world is great fun for the reader, being both intriguing and anxiety forming at the …

Hand deformities in Filippino Lippi's Magrini Altarpiece (c. 1482)

GM Weisz, WR Albury - Rheumatology International, 2017 - Springer
Examination of the four saints in Filippino Lippi's Magrini Altarpiece (c. 1482) shows that
they all have hand deformities of various kinds. The two saints on the viewer's left, St Rocco …

Realism of Face Depiction in Portraiture

MO Vergeles - Archaeology, Ethnology & Anthropology of …, 2018 - journal.archaeology.nsc.ru
This study presents the analysis of realism of portraiture in the context of physical
anthropology. Standard descriptive traits such as the development of the upper eyelid fold …