Art Medical History to the Renaissance


InstructorAmilcar Castellano Sanchez

Semester(s)Fall

Format(s)In-person

Section(s)U35

Course Description

‘Art Medical History to the Renaissance. This course encompasses the study of medical world history as it has occurred through time portrayed in different forms of art, i.e. visual, written, performed in a global perspective thus emphasizing certain areas in this review such as: anatomy, physical diagnosis, different types of illness / diseases -with a focus on infectious diseases-; a few specialties such as: obstetrics / gynecology, surgery, and psychiatry amongst others also including selected exa.m.ples of preventive medicine and therapeutic approaches; all from the perspective of the vast historical registry available to us.