title: [The bodies of dwarfs in Italian art during the Renaissance].
abstract: Agnolo Bronzino's painting of Nano Morgante depicts for the first time the anatomy of a dwarf. This image testifies Cosimo's special interest for this dwarf. In Antonio Francesco Grazzini's poem written in Nano Morgante's honor, we underline some interesting aspects of his physical deformities and his small height, which are highly praised as we can see them on the painting.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Portmann
mesh_terms: D004392:Dwarfism / Q000266:history*; D049669:History, 16th Century; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008512:Medicine in the Arts; D010151:Paintings / Q000266:history*