"The Renaissance, based on Classical Greek and Roman ideals, resurrected the idea of the body beautiful. Thousands of paintings showed idealised human forms with perfect complexions, even though many people had impairments and most would have been scarred by smallpox.
One example is the Duke of Urbino. There are several well-known paintings of him, all showing the same profile. It is known that the other side of his face was disfigured."
Information Found: (http://www.bfi.org.uk/education/teaching/disability/thinking/#c21)
A Profile Portrait of the Duke of Urbino.
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