Wednesday, January 9, 2019

Portrait of a Superman with Petrarchino

Cum sint crura tibi simulent quae cornua lunae,
in rhytio poteras, Phoebe, lavare pedes.

Seeing that your legs resemble the horns of the moon,
You could bathe your feet, Phoebus, in a drinking-horn.

Martial, Epigrams, Book 2, XXXV
English translation by Walter C. A. Ker

Banksy, Pie Face, 2006 (canvas print). Photo: eBay.

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