This article provides an overview of the iconographic elements of the tattoos featured in 20 portraits from the collection of the "Cesare Lombroso" Museum of Criminal Anthropology in Turin. Qualitative and quantitative information about the tattoos is intertwined with biographical details about the individuals depicted, offering a mosaic of real-life experiences.

The Goddess Fortuna and Tattooing in the Mediterranean

Silvano Montaldo
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Cristina Stalteri
2025-01-01

Abstract

This article provides an overview of the iconographic elements of the tattoos featured in 20 portraits from the collection of the "Cesare Lombroso" Museum of Criminal Anthropology in Turin. Qualitative and quantitative information about the tattoos is intertwined with biographical details about the individuals depicted, offering a mosaic of real-life experiences.
2025
A Strange Custom. The Lombroso Museum Tattoos
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Tattoos, Lombroso, Criminology
Silvano Montaldo; Cristina Stalteri
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