Pietro Aretino

King

By aaforringer on October 27, 2026 • ( 0 )

I am, indeed, a king, because I know how to rule myself. Pietro Aretino Pietro Aretino (born April 20, 1492, Arezzo, Republic of Florence [Italy]—died October 21, 1556, Venice) was an Italian poet, prose writer, and dramatist celebrated throughout Europe in… Read More ›

Winter

By aaforringer on November 30, 2017 • ( 0 )

Let us love winter, for it is the spring of genius. Pietro Aretino Pietro Aretino (20 April 1492 – 21 October 1556) was an Italian author, playwright, poet, satirist and blackmailer, who wielded influence on contemporary art and politics and developed… Read More ›