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The article, ‘Michelangelo’s gout in a fresco’ by Raphael explores Michelangelo’s at the

Pope’s library in the Vatican, the Stanza Della Signatura. In the piece, the author explores

philosophy, art, history, poetry, medical science, Michelangelo’s diagnosis, and gout and history.

In essence, the article describes Michelangelo’s gout condition.

Michelangelo, the renaissance genius, almost certainly had gout because he took longer

than usual to paint the Sistine Chapel ceiling. The Pope had summoned Michelangelo after scholars

advised that they could find perfection in art; thus, it would leave a perfect testimony in the chapel.

Raphael, on the other hand, painted Pope’s library using scientific designs to portray philosophical

luminaries. The pre-Renaissance luminaries include Aristotle with ethics, Plato with his Timaeus,

and Diogenes on the steps. The fresco also depicts an unidentified man in the center foreground

whom the author believes is Michelangelo (Espinel, 1999). The author effectively used art to

present the ideas in the article, to explain Raphael’s meticulous art technique as displayed in the

School of Athens artwork. Raphael’s piece presents Michelangelo as one of the greatest artistic

geniuses who ever lived, placing him at the center of the luminaries.

The author makes convincing claims about history, medical science, and Michelangelo's

diagnosis. The use of Michelangelo’s right knee photograph makes a statement as it draws readers'

attention to the actual gouty tophi. The portrait focuses on the knee, which gives a pictorial

description of gout (Espinel, 1999). Evidence points that the diagnostic results are more likely to

indicate gout because Michelangelo often drank wine processed in lead containers. Thus,

Michelangelo was likely exposed to lead-based paints that led to lead poisoning, causing gout, a

key figure in Raphael’s School of Athens. The author convinces the reader that Michelangelo’s

diagnosis was gout.

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1 Michelangelo’s Gout Name Institution Course Instructor Date 2 Michelangelo’s Gout The article, ‘Michelangelo’s gout in a fresco’ by Raphael explores Michelangelo’s at the Pope’s library in the Vatican, the Stanza Della Signatura. In the piece, the author explores philosophy, art, history, poetry, medical science, Michelangelo’s diagnosis, and gout and history. In essence, the article describes Michelangelo’s gout condition. Michelangelo, the renaissance genius, almost certainly had gout because he took longer than usual to paint the Sistine Chapel ceiling. The Pope had summoned Michelangelo after scholars advised that they could find perfection in art; thus, it would leave a perfect testimony in the chapel. Raphael, on the other hand, painted Pope’s library using scientific designs to portray philosophical luminaries. The pre-Renaissance luminaries include Aristotle with ethics, Plato with his Timaeus, and Diogenes on the steps. The fresco also depicts an unidentified man in the center foreground whom the author believes is Michelangelo (Espinel, 1999). The author effectively used art to present the ideas in the article, to explain Raphael’s meticulous a ...
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