Vescia F G, Basso L
Vesalius. 1997 Jun;3(1):23-32.
Enlargements of the thyroid gland known as goiters appear in artworks and artifacts of many cultures. They are represented in sculptures, bas-reliefs, masks, waxes, mosaics, bronzes, stained glass windows, paintings and drawings of the last two millennia. These are described in several monographs and in Merke's scholarly History and Iconography of Endemic Goitre and Cretinism (Barbieri 1993, Gianpalmo and Fulcheri 1988, Gianpalmo 1992, Medvei 1982, Merke 1984). Most numerous among these works are the portrayals of goiters in paintings and drawings of the Renaissance. This essay lists eleven additional Renaissance artworks in which goiters are represented, as well as reviewing reasons for this occurrence and examines the unusual case of Piero della Francesca.
被称为甲状腺肿的甲状腺肿大出现在许多文化的艺术品和手工艺品中。在过去两千年的雕塑、浅浮雕、面具、蜡制品、马赛克、青铜器、彩色玻璃窗、绘画和素描中都有呈现。几本专著以及默克的学术著作《地方性甲状腺肿和呆小症的历史与图像学》（巴比耶里，1993年；詹帕尔莫和富尔凯里，1988年；詹帕尔莫，1992年；梅德韦，1982年；默克，1984年）中都对此有所描述。这些作品中数量最多的是文艺复兴时期绘画和素描中对甲状腺肿的描绘。本文列出了另外11件呈现甲状腺肿的文艺复兴时期艺术品，同时回顾了出现这种情况的原因，并研究了皮耶罗·德拉·弗朗切斯卡的特殊案例。
