title: The Maimonides Portrait: An Appraisal of One of the World's Most Famous Pictures.
abstract: Surprisingly, an utterly imaginative "portrait" has become synonymous with Maimonides forever. How and when did this particular portrait become associated with Maimonides? This and many other intriguing questions regarding this portrait are systematically addressed, and its origins, possible inspiration, and hidden objectives are revealed.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Cardiology and Structural Heart Disease, Rambam Health Care Campus, Meyer Children's Hospital, Haifa, Israel.
authors.forename: Yitzhack
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Schwartz
keywords: Maimonides; art; history; iconography; portrait