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Stendhal syndrome

(Stendhal's syndrome, Florence syndrome, hyperkulturemia)

A cluster of somatic symptoms, such as palpitations, lightheadedness and fainting, on exposure to an abundance of great art. (named for Stendahl, pen name of 19th-century French writer Marie-Henri Beyle, by psychologist Graziella Magherini)

People

Books, etc.

Movies