Hektoen International

A Journal of Medical Humanities

Tag: Morretto de Brescia

  • Shepherd with a goiter

    Sally MetzlerChicago, Illinois, United States This beautiful scene of the Nativity by Moretto da Brescia (c. 1498-1554) in the Santa Giulia Museum of his native town is painted in muted autumnal colors of gold, browns, and greens. On the right the ox and the ass peer out from the stable. A flock of sheep grazing…