Breast Cancer in Art Painting

• Authors: Ewa Forma , Magdalena Bernaciak , Magdalena Bryś
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Breast cancer is an emotive cancer. It is a disease that affects a visible sexual organ and it is the commonest single cause of death of women between 40 and 60 years of age. Nevertheless, this type of cancer was infrequently depicted in art paintings. In this article the themes from the breast cancer in famous art paintings are discussed.

Keywords

EN

breast cancer; art paintings; famous painters

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
• Journal: Acta Universitatis Lodziensis. Folia Biologica et Oecologica
• Year: 2010
• Volume: 6
• Pages: 61-68

Dates

published

2010-12-04

Contributors

author

Ewa Forma

author

Magdalena Bernaciak

author

Magdalena Bryś

Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/v10107-009-0007-0