A damned soul with goiter. "The life of Christ" (c. 1480) by Giovanni Martino Spanzotti.

Published in: Journal of endocrinological investigation (2021)

The church of San Bernardino in Ivrea (Piedmont) houses a cycle of frescoes of "The Life of Christ" by the Italian painter Giovanni Martino Spanzotti. In the painting, a damned soul of the Hell with a large bi-lobar goiter is represented, confirming the interest of Renaissance artists towards thyroid diseases.

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