Pediatric diseases in Juan Carreño de Miranda's paintings

Pediatric obesity has become a widespread problem of health in developed countries. Overweight in the pediatric population obeys to a variety of causes. A few of Carreño de Miranda's paintings show pathological conditions occurring in children of his epoch. We briefly illustrate the significanc...

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Published in:Child's nervous system 2012-02, Vol.28 (2), p.181-184
Main Authors: Martínez-Lage, Juan F., Pérez-Espejo, Miguel A., Galarza, Marcelo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Carreno de Miranda
Child
Cover Picture
Famous Persons
History, 17th Century
Humans
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Medicine in the Arts
Neurosciences
Neurosurgery
Obesity
Paintings - history
Pediatrics
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Summary:Pediatric obesity has become a widespread problem of health in developed countries. Overweight in the pediatric population obeys to a variety of causes. A few of Carreño de Miranda's paintings show pathological conditions occurring in children of his epoch. We briefly illustrate the significance of Carreño's paintings that portray some of these diseases. Two of his best-known works constitute an artistic representation of childhood obesity.
ISSN:0256-7040
1433-0350
DOI:10.1007/s00381-011-1667-7