A Horse of Course

Undenis pedibusque syllabisque et multo sale nec tamen protervo notus gentibus ille Martialis et notus populis — quid invidetis? — non sum Andraemone notior caballo. Martial, renowned throughout the world’s domain, The moral jester in Catullus’ vein, There is small ground for envy at my star; The horse Andraemon is more famed by far. Pe’ miei senari e per i miei esametri, per i miei sali, molti e non protervi, io, quel noto alle genti Marziale, e noto al mondo — ma perché invidiarmi? —, non son più noto del cavallo Andrèmone.

Martial, Epigrams, Book 10, IX
English translation by A. L. Francis and H. F. Tatum
Italian translation by Giuseppe Lipparini

South Korean artist Dain Yoon (윤다인) painted onto her own face her autographed copy of Michelangelo’s famous picture The Creation of Adam. Photo: Dain Yoon (@designdain).