Article ID: CBB504245534

Il volto del fisionomo: un ritratto di Giovan Battista Della Porta (2021)

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This paper offers a study of title page of the Humana physiognomonia (1586) written by Giovan Battista Della Porta. In particular, it analyzes the impressive engraved portrait of the author, which, like the written text, conveys the social rank, moral and intellectual stature of the portrayed. Furthermore, Della Porta inscribes himself into the book (the clever man), documenting his physical appearances and becoming the object of physiognomic analysis.

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Authors & Contributors
Laurenza, Domenico
Salvi, Paola
Bernarduzzi, Lidia Falomo
Armocida, Emanuele
Mascardi, Chiara
Ruggeri, Alessandro
Journals
Studi dellaportiani
Mefisto: Rivista di medicina, filosofia, storia
Nuova Rivista di Storia della Medicina
Medicina Historica
Nature
Circumscribere: International Journal for the History of Science
Publishers
L'Erma di Bretschneider
Bryn Mawr College
Pennsylvania State University Press
Olschki
Leo S. Olschki
Concepts
Human anatomy
Medicine and art
Medicine
Anatomy
Science and art
Physiognomy
People
Leonardo da Vinci
Della Porta, Giovan Battista
Genga, Bernardino
Rubens, Peter Paul
Michelangelo Buonarroti
Time Periods
Renaissance
16th century
Early modern
15th century
19th century
17th century
Places
Italy
Bologna (Italy)
Florence (Italy)
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