 Not only has Ribera emphasized her manliness by having her stand while nursing, he shows Magdalena's strength in her hands in the way she grips her child, and her height almost equal to that of her husband, as if hirsutism may also cause a growth spurt.The stele claims she was aged 52 and had only begun to show facial hair growth at age 37.She had at least two other children and was Italian from the nearby town of Abruzzi.