Antonietta Gonsalvus by Lavinia Fontana: Is It the Original?
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The disturbing story of Antonietta Gonsalvus, suffering from hypertrichosis, will not leave you indifferent. Her portrait is one of the stars of the Garden Party organized at Château d'Artigny, alongside a wooden 2 CV and a manuscript by Alfred Jarry, among others. Lavinia Fontana (1552-1614), Portrait of Antonietta Gonsalvus, canvas, 54.5 x 47 cm/21.4 x 18.5 in.Estimate: €80,000/120,000 The little girl is all dressed up, wearing an embroidered dress and refined clothing, as usual, since everyone liked to dress her like a doll. She stands facing us, holding a paper recounting her family's incredible history. But in Antonietta's eyes, painter Lavinia Fontana has
