A prolactinoma is a benign tumor (called an adenoma) of the pituitary gland. A prolactinoma produces an excessive amount of the hormone prolactin. Prolactin is a natural hormone which supports a woman's normal lactation, which is the secretion of milk by the mammary glands of the breast.
Artsplainer: Pablo Picassoâs Sculptures at New Yorkâs Museum of Modern Art. The âPicasso Sculptureâ show at New York Cityâs Museum of Modern Art, the first major stateside exhibition of the artistâs three-dimensional work in nearly 50 years, opened on Monday to immediate and rapturous praise. âA revelation,â declared the The Wall Street Journal. âStaggering,â gushed The New York Times.
Picasso was taken with the woman's striking looks and created 40 works inspired by her. The concrete example above was fashioned by Picasso's friend Carl Nesjar in 1970 and was an enlargement of a smaller sculpture Picasso made in 1954. The large sculpture now stands in the city of Rotterdam, Netherlands.