Breast cancer in Woman Sitting Half-Dressed beside a stove (1658) by Rembrandt van Rijn

Andreas G. Nerlich; Johann C. Dewaal; Simon T. Donell; Raffaella Bianucci

doi:10.1016/j.breast.2022.06.001

Breast cancer in Woman Sitting Half-Dressed beside a stove (1658) by Rembrandt van Rijn

Andreas G. Nerlich, Johann C. Dewaal, Simon T. Donell, Raffaella Bianucci

Norwich Medical School

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The baroque Dutch painter Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606–1669 CE) was acquainted with pathological modifications of the breast as shown in the canvas Bathsheba at her toilet (1654 CE); his model, Henrijke Stoffels, was depicted with discoloration of the left breast, peau d'orange and distortion of symmetry with axillary fullness. A diagnosis of breast cancer was initally proposed [1] but was later dismissed in favour of cancer mimickers (tuberculous mastitis [2], lactation mastitis following unsuccessful pregnancy [3], Mondor's thrombophlebitis [4]); this was essentially due to Henrjike's long survival (9 years after the depiction) fairly ruling out advanced breast cancer.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	134-135
Number of pages	2
Journal	The Breast
Volume	64
Early online date	5 Jun 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.breast.2022.06.001
Publication status	Published - Aug 2022

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17th century oncology
Art and medicine
Breast cancer
Iconodiagnosis

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