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The Gouty Joseph in Giulio Romano’s ‘Holy Family’
Author(s) -
WEISZ George M,
ALBURY William R,
LIPPI Donatella,
MATUCCICERINIC Marco
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
international journal of rheumatic diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.795
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1756-185X
pISSN - 1756-1841
DOI - 10.1111/j.1756-185x.2011.01622.x
Subject(s) - medicine , the renaissance , gouty arthritis , rheumatic disease , gout , joint disease , classics , dermatology , joint (building) , disease , art history , pathology , art , alternative medicine , architectural engineering , osteoarthritis , engineering
Joint diseases in antiquity and the Renaissance were generally known by the all‐encompassing term, gout ( podagra or gotta ). Only in later centuries was there a differentiation in the types of joint diseases, distinguishing gout in the modern sense from other arthritic and rheumatic disorders. The present article illustrates one pictorial representation of joint disease from the early sixteenth century, a case that seems typical of gouty tophi.