Two other cases of goiter, or swelling at the base of the neck secondary to disease thyroid are represented in the work of Artemisia Gentileschi entitled "Judith and Holofernes" and "Resurrection of Christ by Piero della Francesca.
In the first work you can see the swelling of the neck of Judith's just beheaded Holofernes. In the work of Piero, however, can be seen among the soldiers who fell asleep the author's self portrait, the second from the left. Piero appears with the head hyperextended it is clear a thyroid node.
References:
Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1653), Judith and Holofernes
Piero della Francesca, Resurrection of Christ
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