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Magdalena Ventura with Her Husband and Son or The Bearded Lady is a 1631 oil on canvas painting by the Spanish artist Jusepe de Ribera. It is now part of the Fundación Casa Ducal de Medinaceli collection and displayed at the Museo Nacional del Prado in Madrid.

Magdalena Ventura with Her Husband and Son
The Bearded Woman
Year	1631
Dimensions	212 cm (83 in) × 144 cm (57 in)
Location	Louvre, Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, Hospital de Tavera
Owner	Fernando Afán de Ribera, duke of Alcalá de los Gazules
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Description

The painting displays Magdalena Ventura standing while nursing her baby, with her husband standing behind her in the shadows. To the right are two steles, the top one listing the details of their family story in Latin, proclaiming it as A Wonder of Nature.[1] The second stele extolls her unusual nature while still have a child and husband, as well as the work of the painter and the proud owner who commissioned it.

The painting was mentioned in various period diaries. All of the information known about Magdalena Ventura is derived from quotes and documents referring to the painting. Supposedly, Duke of Alcalá was moved to commission the painting based on rumors he heard about her.^{[citation needed]} The stele claims that at the time of painting, she was 52, and began to show facial hair growth at 37. She had at least two other children, and was an Italian from the nearby town of Abruzzi. Magdalena likely helped or was the primary source of income through her facial hair, as the painting shows her with a long, untrimmed beard. This is stark contrast with her husband's more fashionably trimmed beard. The simple act of standing while nursing is also an unusual pose for 17th-century women, and was associated with accounts of strong African women nursing in unusual ways. Painting Magdalena Ventura in such a manner would've served to emphasize her "manliness" and strength.

The painting was a part of a gallery of portraits of people deemed "unusual," particularly of people with characteristics popular among travelling acts of the period, like dwarfism. Ribera was later commissioned to make another portrait, this time of a club-footed boy, The Clubfoot, in 1642.

See also

• Bearded lady
• Intersex

References

Sources

External links

• Painting record on artble
• Painting record on Medinaceli Foundation website

На других языках

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- [en] Magdalena Ventura with Her Husband and Son

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[es] La mujer barbuda (Magdalena Ventura con su marido)

La mujer barbuda (Magdalena Ventura con su marido) es un cuadro de José de Ribera, «El Españoleto», pintado al óleo sobre lienzo con unas dimensiones de 196 x 127 cm. Datada en 1631, forma parte de la colección de la Fundación Casa Ducal de Medinaceli y actualmente se conserva en el Museo del Prado en Madrid.

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[fr] La Femme à barbe (Ribera)

La Femme à barbe, en espagnol La mujer barbuda (Magdalena Ventura con su marido), est un tableau peint en 1631 par José de Ribera[2]. Il mesure 196 × 127 cm[1]. Il est conservé au musée de l'hôpital de Tavera à Tolède[1].

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[it] Maddalena Ventura con il marito e il figlio

Maddalena Ventura con il marito e il figlio (o Donna barbuta) è un dipinto a olio su tela (196×127 cm) di Jusepe de Ribera, parte della collezione della Fundación Casa Ducal de Medinaceli e conservato presso il Museo del Prado di Madrid. Per la rarità del soggetto raffigurato, il dipinto è uno dei più insoliti nella pittura europea del Seicento.[1][2]

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[ru] Магдалена Вентура с мужем и сыном

«Магдалена Вентура с мужем и сыном» или «Бородатая женщина» — картина Риберы. Написана в 1631 году маслом на холсте. Является частью коллекции герцогов Мединасели (Fundación Casa Ducal de Medinaceli) и выставлена в музее Госпиталь Тавера в Толедо.

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