Several studies have associated the earlobe crease sign, discovered by Sanders T. Frank in 1973, with cardiovascular pathology, yet very few studies have focused on the antiquity of this trait, with the most ancient one thought to date back to the Roman Emperor Hadrian (76–138 CE). This article presents two more cases from the Italian Renaissance in the works of the artist Andrea Mantegna (1431–1506) and examines them in a multidisciplinary fashion.
Palaeopathology of the earlobe crease (Frank's sign): New insights from Renaissance art / Galassi, Francesco M; Borghi, Claudio; Ballestriero, Roberta; Habicht, Michael E.; Henneberg, Maciej; Rühli, Frank J.. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY. - ISSN 0167-5273. - STAMPA. - 236:(2017), pp. 82-84. [10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.02.128]
Palaeopathology of the earlobe crease (Frank's sign): New insights from Renaissance art
BORGHI, CLAUDIO;
2017
Abstract
Several studies have associated the earlobe crease sign, discovered by Sanders T. Frank in 1973, with cardiovascular pathology, yet very few studies have focused on the antiquity of this trait, with the most ancient one thought to date back to the Roman Emperor Hadrian (76–138 CE). This article presents two more cases from the Italian Renaissance in the works of the artist Andrea Mantegna (1431–1506) and examines them in a multidisciplinary fashion.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
