Français : Gravure libre illustrant le livre l'Arétin françois de François-Félix Nogaret.
English: This is an image from the book:
Title: "L’Arétin François, par un membre de l’Académie des dames; [suivi de] Les Épices de Vénus ou pièces diverses du même académicien"
The title translated into english: "The French Arétin by a member of the Académie des dames; [followed by] Les Épices de Vénus or various pieces by the same academician."
Author: François-Félix Nogaret
Engravings: Francois-Rolland Elluin
Publisher: Hubert Cazin
Place of publication: In the book the description is given "À Londres [i.e. Reims ou Paris, Hubert-Martin Cazin]". This translated into english is; In London [i.e. Reims or Paris, Hubert-Martin Cazin]
The engravings in this book were created by Francois-Rolland Elluin from drawings by Antoine Borel.[1][2]
It is commented in the book that; "Do not expect to find here a literal translation of the Sonnets of Aretino.... ...The Poet only applied himself to rendering the various subjects of the Designer..."[1][3]
The "Sonnets of Aretino" were created by Pietro Aretino to accompany images from the book "I modi".[4][5] "I modi" contained engravings of sexual scenes that were created in a collaboration between Giulio Romano and Marcantonio Raimondi.[6][4]
This image above has some similarities to an image in the National library of Spain. The image in the National library of Spain is a copy of an image from I modi.[7]
The front cover of the book with publication details.
The image in the National library of Spain.[7] This engraving above has some similarities to this image in the National library of Spain. The image in the National library of Spain is a copy of an image from I modi.[7]
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Ane engraving from the book; "L’Arétin François, par un membre de l’Académie des dames". This engraving is by Francois-Rolland Elluin from drawings by Antoine Borel.