A satirist's impresa : the medals of Pietro Aretino

Author

Waddington, Raymond B.

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Renaissance quarterly. 1989, Num. 4, Vol. 42, 655-681, 10 ill.

ISSN

0034-4338

Abstract (en)

Interprets the imagery and mottoes on medals of Aretino: the satyr (a reference to Aretino as satirist), the motto veritas omnium parit (from Terence), the seated figure of Truth (based on a woodcut from Willaert's Cantus liber, Venice 1536), and the satyr's head composed of phalluses (a reference to the satyr's natural sexuality).

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1400-1800 -- Decorative arts -- Metalwork -- Italy
• Aretino, Pietro, 1492-1556
• Medals
• Italy
• 1500-1600
• Satyrs
• Truth
• Phalluses
• Representation
• Iconography

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1400-1800 -- Arts décoratifs -- Arts du métal -- Italie
• Aretino, Pietro, 1492-1556
• Médaille
• Italie
• 1500-1600
• Satyre
• Vérité
• Phallus
• Représentation
• Iconographie

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19911001-00461715

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