After a 1536 maiolica plate painted in Casteldurante.
Perhaps a satiric (!) portrait of the poet Pietro Aretino, this is certainly one of the strangest "portraits" of a poet ever made. It was a reaction to Marcantonio Raimondi1s engravings and the lewd sonnets by Aretino that accompanied their republication (and, of course, subsequent censorship) as I Modi in 1527. This bizaar image of a head is comprised entirely of penises. The text is in retrograde, meaning Aretino is going the wrong way. IZAC ED ATSET ANU ESSOF EMOC ADRAUG EM EMOH INGO translates as DAEHKCID A EREW I FI SA EM TA KOOL ELPOEP. Read forward, "Ogni homo me guarda come fosse una testa de cazi" translates as "People look at me as if I were a dickhead". (Also see Woman With Dildo).

Limited edition linoleum block print.
Low resolution JPG image sent on request to patrons over 18 years of age.

Image Size: 6" x 6"
Matted Size: 12" x 12"