BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (the true story behind the tale) Petrus - TopicsExpress



          

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (the true story behind the tale) Petrus Gonsalvus (Pedro Gonzalez), referred to by Ulisse Aldrovandi as the man of the woods,was born in 1537 in Tenerife. His life has been well chronicled as he became famous during his lifetime on account of his condition (hypertrichosis). He first came to the court of Henry II, King of France, who sent him to the court of Margaret of Parma, regent of the Netherlands. He married while there. Some of his children were also afflicted with hypertrichosis universalis and painted. His family became an object of medical inquiry by Ulisse Aldrovandi among others. Gonsalvus eventually settled in Italy. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrus_Gonsalvus arte.tv/guide/fr/045861-000/gonsalvus-ou-la-veritable-histoire-de-la-belle-et-la-bete
Posted on: Sat, 29 Mar 2014 22:13:48 +0000

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