Vol. 123 No. 3 (2018)
Original Article

Neither Darwin’s nor Woolner’s, rather Matsys’s tubercle in the 16th century

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  • Francesco M. Galassi,
  • Sandra Mathews,
  • Martina Nüesch,
  • Roberta Ballestriero,
  • Martin Haeusler
Francesco M. Galassi
Institute of Evolutionary Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland Archaeology, College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia
Sandra Mathews
Institute of Evolutionary Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Martina Nüesch
Institute of Evolutionary Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Roberta Ballestriero
University of the Arts, Central Saint Martins, King’s Cross, London, UK The Gordon Museum of Pathology, Kings College London, Guy’s Campus, London, UK
Martin Haeusler
Institute of Evolutionary Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Published 2019-05-27

Keywords

  • Ear,
  • helix,
  • anatomy

How to Cite

Galassi, F. M., Mathews, S., Nüesch, M., Ballestriero, R., & Haeusler, M. (2019). Neither Darwin’s nor Woolner’s, rather Matsys’s tubercle in the 16th century. Italian Journal of Anatomy and Embryology, 123(3), 279–281. Retrieved from https://oajournals.fupress.net/index.php/ijae/article/view/1662
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Abstract

The description of a swellinmg of the posterior part of the ear helix is usually credited to Darwin and Woolner, but they were preceded by the Flemish artist Quentin Matsys (1466-1530) in his painting Ecce homo, now exhibited at the City Museums of Venice.

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