Tag Archives: osteitis deformans

Sir James Paget

June 9, 2017

Born in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, in 1814, James Paget was one of the outstanding surgeons of his time, remembered for his description of osteitis deformans (Paget’s disease of bone) and of Paget’s disease of the breast. He has been regarded as the surgical equivalent of  William Osler in medical education and of Rudolph Virchow in […]

Quentin Massys – The Ugly Duchess

January 26, 2017

The ugly duchess, ca. 1513 Quentin Massys Oil on oak 62.4 x 45.5 cm Flemish artist Quentin Massys (1465–1523) was born in Louvain and worked in Antwerp, where he painted many exquisite works of art. In 1513, he painted the portrait of An Old Woman, popularly known as The Ugly Duchess. Perhaps the best known […]