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Ravenna Monster, Ulisse Aldrovandi, 17th C.

A horned and winged monster with the foot of a bird. Illustration from Opera omnia by Ulisse Aldrovandi, 17th century. In 1512, a Florentine apothecary, Lucca Landucci, described a monster born in Ravenna as having a single horn, bat-like wings, a serpentine and hermaphrodic lower body, a single eye set in its knee, and an eagle-like claw for a foot. The monster was most likely a child born with a severe and unusual genetic disorder. Records indicate that Pope Julius II ordered the child starved to death. Exaggerated woodcuts of the "monster" proliferated across Europe. Colorized.

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Ravenna Monster, Ulisse Aldrovandi, 17th C.

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A horned and winged monster with the foot of a bird. Illustration from Opera omnia by Ulisse Aldrovandi, 17th century. In 1512, a Florentine apothecary, Lucca Landucci, described a monster born in Ravenna as having a single horn, bat-like wings, a serpentine and hermaphrodic lower body, a single eye set in its knee, and an eagle-like claw for a foot. The monster was most likely a child born with a severe and unusual genetic disorder. Records indicate that Pope Julius II ordered the child starved to death. Exaggerated woodcuts of the "monster" proliferated across Europe. Colorized.

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16E SIECLE • 16EME S • 17E SIECLE • 17EME S • DESORDRE • DIX-SEPTIÈME SIÈCLE • EMPREINTE • ILLUSTRATION • MEDICAL • MONSTRE • PERSONNE • SEIZIÈME SIÈCLE • XVIE SIECLE • XVIIE SIECLE