[en] In the painting, Judith at the right of the image, supports from one
hand the sword and from the other Holofernes head. Her elderly
and clearly ill servant Abra, who arbors a large nodular
goiter, is looking at her. In the Renaissance Art, artists became more
aware of the human body, making accurate depictions of anatomical
detail as the outstanding goiter herein represented
Disciplines :
Endocrinology, metabolism & nutrition
Author, co-author :
Valdes-Socin, Hernan ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences cliniques
