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Journal Article
Portraying Tuberculosis Through Western Art, 1000–2000 CE
2025
Overview
In this article, we aim to explore the depiction of TB in Western art across the centuries, shedding light on how it not only reflects a medical journey but also echoes the profound societal shifts accompanying its history. Selection of Artworks From our extensive search, we selected reference artworks that portrayed TB according to previously published iconodiagnosis guidelines (recommendations for the retrospective diagnosis carried out on a work of art representing a human being) (5). First Period, 10th–18th Centuries Throughout history, rulers have sought divine approval to legitimize their reign, a phenomenon integral to the governance of many cultures (6). Before the advent of pasteurization, scrofula was predominantly because of the ingestion of dairy products contaminated with M. bovis that resulted in local infection of the lymph nodes in proximity to the upper digestive tract (10). [...]Period, 19th Century [IMAGE OMITTED:
Publisher
U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases,Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
