title: To cast a pox. The iconography of syphilis.
abstract: A survey of syphilis as depicted in art from 1496 to 1773 with emphasis on the absence of a depiction of a primary genital chancre for almost three centuries is presented.
authors.forename: W B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Ober
mesh_terms: D005060:Europe; D049668:History, 15th Century; D049669:History, 16th Century; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D006801:Humans; D008512:Medicine in the Arts; D009656:North America; D010151:Paintings; D013587:Syphilis / Q000266:history