title: Portraying disease: Sorolla's Sad Legacy.
abstract: In 1899, the Spanish painter Joaquín Sorolla represented, in a large canvas, a group of children probably with sequels of poliomyelitis bathing at Valencia's beach. The title of this painting was Sad Legacy. This work contributed to the international diffusion of Sorolla's artistic creation. We briefly report some facts regarding the painter and his work referring to those portraits of children and especially of sick children.
authors.affiliation: Regional Service of Neurosurgery, Virgen de Arrixaca University Hospital, 30120 El Palmar, Murcia, Spain. juanf.martinezlage@cabelmurcia.com
authors.forename: Juan F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Martínez-Lage
authors.forename: Miguel Angel
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Pérez-Espejo
authors.forename: Marcelo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Galarza
mesh_terms: D005197:Famous Persons; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008512:Medicine in the Arts; D010151:Paintings / Q000266:history*; D011051:Poliomyelitis / Q000266:history*; D011173:Portraits as Topic / Q000266:history