title: Art and the history of medicine. The dwarf pointed by Mantegna of Montua and the Morgante of Florence.
abstract: This short article concerns two images which relate art and the history of medicine. The first is a fresco by Andrea Mantegna, from the period 1465-1474, when he was at the Gonzaga court of Ludovic III. This painting includes a female dwarf. Modern ideas on dwarfism are briefly discussed and another dwarf, Morgante, from the court of the Medicis in Florence, is described and illustrated.
authors.affiliation: French National Academy of Medicine. jacquesbattin@aol.com
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Battin
mesh_terms: D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000266:history; D004393:Dwarfism, Pituitary / Q000266:history*; D005260:Female; D049668:History, 15th Century; D049669:History, 16th Century; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008512:Medicine in the Arts; D010151:Paintings / Q000266:history*; D012938:Social Perception