Pietro Aretino's book Sonnetti Lussuriosi
- Artist/Author/Producer: Pietro Aretino (1492-1556)
- Confronting Bodies: Christian Church, Pope
- Dates of action: 1558
- Location: Europe
- Description of the Art Work
- Pietro Aretino's book Sonetti Lussuriosi, (otherwise known as La
Corona di Cazza) contained illustrations of various sexual positions,
"Posizioni." The illustrations were done by Giulio Romano, which he
created from Aretino's verse.
- Description of incident
- In 1527 Pope Clement VII condemned and had suppressed every edition
of his Sonetti Lussuriosi which had been published in 1524.
- Results of incident
- In 1558, the book went on the Vatican's first index of forbidden
books.
Source: Village Voice, Onan the Barbarian, October 19, 1993
