["Praying hands" of Albrecht Durer regarded by physicians]

Albrecht Durer is a great artist between Middle Ages and Renaissance. He is an author of Four Books on Human Proportions and Perspective. He is also the author of the study of the hands on blue paper - "Praying Hands". This person could have had various diseases: diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, or a circulatory failure. The importance of Durer's works is illustrated by its historical, medical, and artistic interpretation.