In Memory of [Ulrich von] Hutten (1488-1523)
“It has been pleasing to God in our days to send upon us diseases (it can, indeed, be noted) that were unknown to our ancestors. And in this, those who hold to the Holy Scriptures have said that smallpox has come from God’s wrath, and that God in this way punishes and torments our evil deeds.”
– Ulrich von Hutten, German knight
“About the French or Smallpox” 1519
“Dic Dea, quae causae nobis post saecula tanta insolitam peperere luem? . . . ”
– Fracastoro
“Syphilis sive de morbo Gallico” 1509
Characters in the Play
God the Father
Jesus Christ
Maria
The Devil
The Woman
A Cherub
First Angel
Second Angel
Third Angel
Figures from the Realm of the Dead
Helena
Phryne
Héloise
Agrippina
Salome
Rodrigo Borgia, Alexander VI, Pope
Children of the Pope
Girolama Borgia, married to Cesarini
Isabella Borgia, married to Matuzzi (mother unknown)
Pier Luigi Borgia, Duke of Gandia
Don Giovanni Borgia, Count of Celano
Cesare Borgia, Duke of Romagna
Don Gioffre Borgia, Count of Cariati
Donna Lucrezia Borgia, Dutchess of Bisaglie (of the Vanozza)
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