Hektoen International

A Journal of Medical Humanities

Tag: Raphael

  • Medicean optics: An analysis of Raffaello’s Portrait of Pope Leo X and Two Cardinals

    Vincent P. de Luise New Haven, Connecticut, United States Myopia, or nearsightedness, is the most common global eye disorder of refractive error, with significant global public health consequences.1 Along with cataract, macular degeneration, infectious disease, and vitamin A deficiency, myopia is one of the most important causes of visual impairment worldwide.1 In the United States, approximately…

  • Signs of diseases in art

    Chris ClarkExeter, United Kingdom “Every human being tells a story even if he never speaks.”1 Two paintings hang next to each other in the sumptuous Palazzo Doria Pamphilj in Rome: The Rest on the flight to Egypt and Penitent Magdalen. Both are early works by Caravaggio, and these two diverse biblical women appear to have…