painting
by picasso
As thrilling as this ancient myth is, it has nothing whatsoever to do with our family name.
Actually, Minetor is a French name, dating back to our ancestors' arrival at Ellis Island and so far virtually untraceable in France. However, we believe that Minetor is an Americanized spelling of miniatore, the title given to medieval monks who hand-painted the rubric (red) into Scriptural manuscripts lettered by their fellow brothers.
We find this a somewhat more noble derivation than that of a half-human, half-animal carnivore who snacks on vestal virgins...
