The Bearded Woman | José de Ribera | 1631 Henri Rousseau and the bond between humans

and the bond between humans and animals

inviting viewers to contemplate the beauty of the mundane

Gauguin portrays his close friend Vincent van Gogh

almost surreal quality of the figures reflects the influence of Gothic literature and Romanticism

and the sublime

The Bearded Woman | José de Ribera | 1631 Henri Rousseau and the bond between humansAbout the artwork: Jos de Ribera's "The Bearded Woman" (1631) is a striking and unconventional portrait that challenges traditional notions of beauty and gender in Baroque art. The painting depicts Magdalena Ventura, a woman with a full beard, alongside her husband and a child. Ribera's meticulous attention to detail captures the texture of her skin, the thickness of her beard, and the weariness in her expression, evoking both admiration and