Titian, Colonna and the Renaissance Science of Procreation : Equicola's Seasons of Desire (Hardcover)

Contents: Preface; Introduction; Part 1 Alfonso d'Este's Camerino, Mario Equicola and the Libidinal Seasons: Proemium: The libido in winter: Bellini's Feast of the Gods; The libido in spring: Titian's Bacchus and Ariadne; The libido in summer: Titian's Bacchanal of the Andrians; The libido in Autumn: Titian's Feast of Venus; Interpreting the camerino: the bacchanals as procreative pedagogy. Part 2 Colonna's Poliphilus - the Science and Season of Sexual Performance: Proemium: Duke Guidubaldo's dysfunction: Poliphilus and the diagnosis of love; Poliphilus's nightmare and erotic magic: an excursus on the bewitching of the male genitalia; Poliphilus's wet dream; A Venus in the bedroom; Coloring the roses: Colonna, Titan and the '3rd Venus'; A sacred/profane love: the Dodonian font and Poliphilus's wedding; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.