Description:
This volume is the first in-depth analysis of how infirm bodies were represented in Italy from c.1400-1650. Through original contributions and methodologies, it addresses the fundamental yet undiscussed relationship between images and representations in medical, religious, and literary texts.
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Does Michelangelo's Night have breast cancer? The essay by the art historian Nelson leaves no doubts and reopens the dispute (https: //www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2020/12/05/la-notte-di-michelangelo-ha-un-tumore-al-seno-il-saggio-dello-storico-dellarte-nelson-non-lascia-dubbi-e-riapre-la-disputa/6025033/)