Stendhal Syndrome is an illness where the affected individual feels confused or light-headed to the point of fainting or even hallucinating upon seeing beautiful artwork.  The syndrome is named after a French author Henri-Marie Beyle, who used Stendhal as a pseudonym.  He apparently witnessed the phenomenon when he was visiting Italian art museums.  Judging by the portrait of Stendhal, I doubt he caused any fainting.  In fact, if Stendhal did feel light-headed, it’s probably because his giant noggin was being supported by that atrocious chinstrap.

I’m sorry for tearing into Stendhal so much.  I have nothing against him.  I’m just jealous that I don’t have a syndrome named after me.