Portrait of Pietro Aretino, c. 1541-1560, Enea Vico, Italian, 1523 - 1567, 4 3/4 x 2 7/8 in. ( x cm) (plate)6 x 4 in. ( x cm) (sheet), Engraving and etching, Italy, 16th century, Italian author Pietro Aretino (1492-1556) ingratiated himself with Renaissance princes by having his portrait painted and delivered to their doorstep. According to the English art critic Roger E. Fry, he was 'a professional flatterer, bully, and tout.' Enea Vico gave the imposing Aretino the aspect of a Roman emperor and framed him within a medallion.

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