“The Penitent Magdalene”: Jusepe de Ribera (1591–1652)

Abstract
Jusepe or J òse de Ribera (1591–1652), known as Lo Spagnoletto (“the Little Spaniard”), has been a leading painter of the Spanish Baroque movement. In one of the portraits, de Ribera represented a scene in which the Magdalene shows a swelling at the base of the neck suggestive of a thyroid nodule.

Source: Journal of Endocrinological Investigation - November 24, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research