Editing I Modi (section)

===Differences from antique art===
''Augustine Carracci's The Aretin or Collection of Erotic Postures'' has various points of deviation from classical literature, erotica, mythology and art which suggest its classical learning is lightly worn, and make clear its actual modern setting:
* The male [[sexual partner]]s' large penises (though not Priapus's) are the artist's invention rather than a classical borrowing – the idealised penis in classical art was small, not large (large penises were seen as comic or fertility symbols, as for example on [[Priapus]], as discussed above).
* The title [[:Image:PolyenosChrisis.jpg|'Polyenus and Chryseis']] pairs the fictional Polyenus with the actual mythological character [[Chryseis]].
* The title [[:Image:AlcibiadeGlycere.jpg|'Alcibiades and Glycera']] pairs two historical figures from different periods – the 5th-century BC [[Alcibiades]] and the 4th-century BC [[Glycera (courtesan)|Glycera]]
* Female satyrs did not occur in classical mythology, yet they appear twice in this work (in [[:Image:SatyreFemme.jpg|'The Satyr and his wife']] and [[:Image:CultePriape.jpg|'The Cult of Priapus']]).<ref>[[:Image:Carracci Le Satyre et la Nymphe.jpg|Male satyrs]] having sex with [[nymph]]s, on the other hand, did appear in Greek myth – as has been taken up in [[:Image:Correggio 029.jpg|Renaissance art]] –, though this was more frequently [[rape]] in the myths rather than the apparent [[Informed consent#Sex|consensual sex]] in the engraving.</ref>
* All the women and goddesses in this work (but most clearly [[:Image:Carracci Venus Genitrice.jpg|its Venus Genetrix]]) have a [[pubic hair|hairless]] groin (like classical statuary of nude females) but also a clearly apparent [[vulva]] (unlike classical statuary).<ref>The men's pubic hair in the engravings does not pose a problem, since pubic hair ''was'' depicted on ancient nudes.</ref>
* The modern furniture, e.g.
** The various stools and cushions used to support the participants or otherwise raise them into the right positions (e.g. [[:Image:AlcibiadeGlycere.jpg|here]])
** The other [[sex aid]]s (e.g. a [[:Image:PolyenosChrisis.jpg|whip]], bottom right)
** The 16th-century beds, with ornate curtains, carvings, tasselled cushions, bedposts, etc.