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(ColomBia)  \nDOI: [https://doi.org/10.36104/amc.2025.3312](https://doi.org/10.36104/amc.2025.3312)  \nAbstract  \nIn the 17th century, uroscopy was represented in many ways through art. While medical masters tried to uncover the causes of disease through macroscopic urine analysis, master painters created works of art that reflected medical knowledge. This interaction between two cultures resulted in realistic and naturalistic art, in which paintings visually depicted medical knowledge, the uncertainty in the face of disease and the customs of that time.  \nThis article highlights how the essence of uroscopy as part of that era’s medical practice was captured, and the experience depicted. The article underscores the relationship between uroscopy and 17th century art. Furthermore, it explores some artistic and cultural elements portrayed in paintings of uroscopy during this historical period. (Acta Med Colomb 2025; 50. DOI: [https://doi](https://doi). org/10.36104/amc.2025.3312) .  \nKeywords: urine, physicians, art, medicine in art, history of medicine (DeCS) .  \nDr. Rodolfo Rodríguez-Gómez: Médico Epidemiólogo, Magíster en Salud Pública, Magíster en Bioética. Asesor Metodológico de Investigación en Salud–Independiente. Bogotá, D.C. (Colombia) .  \nCorrespondencia: Rodolfo Rodríguez, Bogotá, D.C. (Colombia) . [E-mail: fitopolux@hotmail.com](E-mail: fitopolux@hotmail.com)  \nReceived: 11/VI/2024 Accepted: 12/XII/2024  \nIntroduction  \nThe 17th century represents a crucible of innovation and creativity in which fascinating elements of history, medicine and art converge. During this period of profound transformation and discovery, many brilliant minds contributed doses of curiosity, wisdom and artistic expression, leaving an indelible imprint on the history of humanity, despite multiple wars like the Franco-Spanish or Three Kingdoms wars, and multiple plague epidemics.  \nIn the field of medicine, this century witnessed significant advances. Semiology, histology and physiology, for example, flourished significantly thanks to figures like Thomas Sydenham in clinical observation, Marcelo Malpighi in microscopy and William Harvey in the understanding of blood circulation (1). These advances, together with social and religious changes, shaped new schools of thought and worldviews, which were reflected in the period’s art. In this scenario, masters of painting like Rembrandt, Gabriël Metsu and Gerard Dou used their masterpieces to depict an emphasis on emotion, the use of light and shadow, dynamism (2), and the portrayal of reality without disdain for the anti-aesthetic or disagreeable (3) .  \nThis article seeks to highlight the bridges built between uroscopists and 17th-century painters. It also explores the intersections between medicine, culture, and art during this period of history, emphasizing the way in which medical practice influenced artistic production and how art reflected the medical beliefs and practices of that time.  \nUroscopy, realism and naturalism  \nThe 17th century was characterized by a variety of styles. It was a complex period, and religious conflicts, specifi-  \ncally in Protestant countries, led to certain topics being left aside, with a focus on contemplating nature, representing it objectively and realistically (4). Details took on importance, and everyday scenes with common people became popular. The focus, therefore, was on traditional things and what had previously been overlooked, leading to genre scenes (those depicting everyday life) being common (5) .  \nUroscopy, in turn, was realistic. What could be more real than the appearance, smell or taste of urine? The physicians of that period were well aware of this, and their diagnoses were based on urine discs: pictures with different hues of urine and their respective pathological significance, which had long bee","cbCaihItdiK1w03r","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaihItdiK1w03r","pdf",944946,"English","# Introduction\n# Uroscopy, realism and naturalism\n## Urine as sensory evidence\n## Historical development of uroscopy\n# Bridging uroscopists and 17th-century painters\n# Medicine, culture, and artistic production","[{\"question\":\"How was uroscopy represented in 17th-century art?\",\"answer\":\"Uroscopy was reflected through realistic and naturalistic paintings that depicted medical knowledge, diagnostic uncertainty, and the customs of the time.\"},{\"question\":\"What role did urine examination play in medical practice during the 17th century?\",\"answer\":\"Physicians based diagnosis on urine analysis using sensory and macroscopic approaches, often illustrated by urine discs with different hues and their pathological significance.\"},{\"question\":\"Which medical and scientific developments supported the clinical emphasis on uroscopy?\",\"answer\":\"Advances in clinical observation, microscopy, and the understanding of blood circulation helped elevate medical thinking, while new medical devices and perspectives strengthened sensory examination.\"}]","Uroscopy and Art in the 17th Century - The Interaction of Science and Aesthetics | PDF",13]