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Archivos Españoles de Urología (Ed. impresa)
Print version ISSN 0004-0614
Abstract
SANTOS ARRONTES, Daniel; SANTOS ARRONTES, Mónica and VALER LOPEZ-FANDO, María Paz. Circumcision in religious art. Arch. Esp. Urol. [online]. 2005, vol.58, n.7, pp.597-603. ISSN 0004-0614.
OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study is to perform a historical journey through the topic of circumcision from the Italian Renaissance to the Spanish Baroque. METHODS: We evaluated the paintings about circumcision between both periods, including their most representative works. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: Circumcision is a frequent topic in the religious painting in both periods.
Keywords : Circumcision; Medicine in art; Paintings.