"Sleeping Cupid," by Caravaggio (1571-1610), has been diagnosed with rheumatic disease by C. Espinel.
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The distinctively gnarled hand of the "Girl with Mandolin" by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (1796-1875) indicates rheumatoid arthritis.
C. Espinel sees signs of breast cancer in "La Fornarina" by Raphael (1483-1520).
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In this unfinished portrait of Mozart, painted by his brother-in-law Joseph Lange in 1782, C.G. Sederholm sees evidence of Grave's disease (exopthalmic goitre) in the musician's eyes.
Portraits of Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888) suggest to I. Greaves by the rash on her cheeks that she suffered from lupus.
After looking at Rembrandt's self-portraits, T. Friedman, D. Lurie, and M. Westreich refute C. Espinel's postmortem diagnosis of temporal arteritis based on the changes in his sentinal vein.
According to observations made by J. Dequeker, the models for the painting "The Three Graces" by Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640)--quite possibly his second wife and her sisters-- show clinical symptoms of scoliosis, hyperextension of the metacarpal joints, and flat feet.
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The best story I uncovered referred to the long fascination with the Mona Lisa's enigmatic smile. Speculation that it resulted from changes in her facial muscles brought on by Bell's Palsy was put to rest in 1992 when the Journal of Forensic Science pointed out that it was not a smile at all, but an expression common to those who have lost their front teeth!
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