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[Apollonia, patron saint of dentistry]. 1993

O W Siutti

Apollonia's short trajectory and her martyrdom in the times of Emperor Decius in the 3rd century, is here reported. The artists who painted the saint are quoted, offering a small biography about their trajectory and principals works. Bernardino Luini, painting is studied with more detail, mentioning the similar characteristics of his Saint Apollonia with those of some of the personages painted by Leonardo da Vinci.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007558 Italy A country in southern Europe, a peninsula extending into the central Mediterranean Sea, northeast of Tunisia. The capital is Rome. Sardinia
D008512 Medicine in the Arts Depiction of medical issues or themes via the arts including visual, oral, or written forms of expression. Medicine in Art,Medicine in Arts
D010151 Paintings Works of art formed primarily by the direct application of pigments suspended in oil, water, egg yolk, molten wax, or other liquid, arranged in masses of color, onto a generally two-dimensional surface. (Getty ATT) Painting
D012068 Religion and Medicine The interrelationship of medicine and religion. Religiosity Coping,Spiritual Coping,Medicine and Religion,Coping, Religiosity,Coping, Spiritual,Religiosity Copings
D003813 Dentistry The profession concerned with the teeth, oral cavity, and associated structures, and the diagnosis and treatment of their diseases including prevention and the restoration of defective and missing tissue.
D049690 History, Ancient The period of history before 500 of the common era. Ancient History,Ancient History (Medicine),Ancient History of Medicine,History of Medicine, Ancient,Medicine, Ancient History,Ancient Histories (Medicine),Ancient History Medicine,Ancient History Medicines,Histories, Ancient (Medicine),History Medicine, Ancient,History Medicines, Ancient,History, Ancient (Medicine),Medicine Ancient History,Medicines, Ancient History
D049692 History, Early Modern 1451-1600 The period of history from 1451 through 1600 of the common era. Early Modern History,Early Modern History (Medicine),Early Modern History of Medicine,Early Modern Medicine,History of Medicine, Early Modern,History, Early Modern,Medicine, Early Modern,Early Modern Histories (Medicine),Histories, Early Modern (Medicine),History, Early Modern (Medicine),History, Early Modern 1451 1600,Modern Histories, Early (Medicine),Modern History, Early,Modern History, Early (Medicine),Modern Medicine, Early
D018597 Saints Persons officially recognized or acknowledged as pre-eminent for consecration, holiness, and piety, especially through canonization by a branch of the Christian church. (From Webster, 3d ed) Saint

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