Hektoen International

A Journal of Medical Humanities

Tag: Paget’s bone disease

  • Quentin Massys – The Ugly Duchess

    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 of his works, it may be a portrait of Margaret, countess of Tyrol and…