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Area of Science:

  • Art History
  • Medical Humanities
  • Renaissance Art

Background:

  • Fifteenth-century Florentine altarpiece by Pollaiuolo brothers.
  • Features three saints with hand and foot deformities.

Observation:

  • Pathologies tentatively identified as hallux valgus and fifth finger curvature.
  • Context: Chapel housing tomb of Prince James of Lusitania.

Findings:

  • Deformities align with 15th-century artistic ideals (elegant fingers, foot shape from pointed shoes).
  • Symbolic representation of suffering and martyrdom relevant to the Cardinal's funeral chapel.

Implications:

  • Altarpiece reconciles artistic style with religious symbolism.
  • Depicts genuine deformities in a meaningful, aesthetically pleasing manner.