It's interesting to read some of this painting's history. I've heard that the models were a sister and brother (not true, according to what you've said here) and that they had myotonic dystrophy. http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/myotonic-dystrophy I've no idea whether the dystrophy idea is true - perhaps not, if the models weren't in fact related - myotonic dystrophy is a genetic disease.
Anyway thank you for showing us this painting. My mother died of myotonic dystrophy but none of us, her offspring, inherited it.
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Anyway thank you for showing us this painting. My mother died of myotonic dystrophy but none of us, her offspring, inherited it.
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