In the partition of the church of San Bernardino in Caravaggio (Lombardy), Fermo Stella (c. 1490-1562) depicted a cycle of frescoes of "The Passion of Christ". In the central panel, "The Crucifixion" one of the tortures of Christ, the sponge-bearer, shows a large goiter and other signs of hypothyroidism (macroglossia, expressionless face, and puffiness around the eyes), confirming that the Renaissance artists often represented sinful and wicked individuals as affected by thyroid diseases.

Paladino, M., Riva, M. (2022). The sponge-bearer suffers from goiter: "The Passion of Christ" (c. 1530) by Fermo Stella. JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION, 45(7 (July 2022)), 1463-1464 [10.1007/s40618-021-01667-5].

The sponge-bearer suffers from goiter: "The Passion of Christ" (c. 1530) by Fermo Stella

Paladino, M E
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Riva, M A
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2022

Abstract

In the partition of the church of San Bernardino in Caravaggio (Lombardy), Fermo Stella (c. 1490-1562) depicted a cycle of frescoes of "The Passion of Christ". In the central panel, "The Crucifixion" one of the tortures of Christ, the sponge-bearer, shows a large goiter and other signs of hypothyroidism (macroglossia, expressionless face, and puffiness around the eyes), confirming that the Renaissance artists often represented sinful and wicked individuals as affected by thyroid diseases.
Editoriale, introduzione, contributo a forum/dibattito
Fermo Stella; Fine arts; Goiter; History; Renaissance;
English
2-set-2021
2022
45
7 (July 2022)
1463
1464
none
Paladino, M., Riva, M. (2022). The sponge-bearer suffers from goiter: "The Passion of Christ" (c. 1530) by Fermo Stella. JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION, 45(7 (July 2022)), 1463-1464 [10.1007/s40618-021-01667-5].
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