Satyr Mason, Agostino Carracci

According to art historian patricia simons, the plumb line "is a pendulous instrument that sways rhythmically but finds the true vertical, and a carnival song likened it to a cleansing plunger that removes 'grease. ' … the obvious bulge in the satyr mason's apron is both a satirical comment on censorship and an example of how arousal was frequently displaced visually onto the bestial … "—the sex of men in premodern europe (cambridge university press, 2011), p. 19. Object Type: painting. Date: 16th century. Medium: painting. Collection: Unidentified location. Agostino Carracci - Satyr Mason