Why was Giulio Romano, a master of erotica, the only Renaissance artist Shakespeare names in his works?The city of Mantua in northern Italy is one of the gemstones of the Italian Renaissance, and unlike Florence or Venice, it is relatively untroubled by tourism. You can wander practically alone through its Ducal Palace, imagining the lost world of the Gonzaga dynasty who ruled this city.Pornography is probably the l…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:46AM on December 10, 2010