# Portrait of Antonietta Gonzalez [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [FONTANA, Lavinia]() - Date: 1551-1600 - Technique: Oil on canvas, 57 x 46 cm ## Commentary Portrait of Antonietta Gonzalez c. 1595 Oil on canvas, 57 x 46 cm Musée du Château, Blois Pedro Gonzalez, the "hairy man from Munich", as he is called, is considered the first documented case of the so-called "Ambras Syndrome", a congenital illness, which results in the growth of hair on the face as well as the entire body after birth. The fate of the <A onclick="return OpenOther\('/html/m/master/zunk\_ge/zunk\_ge4/zhairy1.html'\)" HREF="/html/m/master/zunk\_ge/zunk\_ge4/zhairy1.html">hair-covered members of the Gonzalez family</A> is noted for its reputation as a natural wonder. They were considered animals, who were both marvelled at and presented as gifts. Lavinia Fontana portrayed Antonietta \(born c. 1588\), the younger daughter of Pedro Gonzalez. The portrait shows a hybrid being somewhere between a doll-like figure and a hairy creature in court dress. The entire face of the 8-10-year-old child is covered by a thick growth of hair. ## Related artworks - [Apollo and the Muses \(Parnassus\)]() - [Family Portrait]() - [Head of a Youth]() - [Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene]() - [Judith with the Head of Holofernes]() - [Minerva Dressing]() - [Minerva Dressing]() - [Portrait of a Girl]() - [Portrait of a Lady]() - [Portrait of a Newborn in a Cradle]() - [Portrait of a Noblewoman]() - [Portrait of a Notary]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()