“Well then, for my part I believe that Beauty is mother of all forms of love.”
– Tullia d’Aragona
“Who, then, would be its father?”
– Benedetto Varchi
“The knowledge of that Beauty.”
– Tullia d’Aragona
Moretto da Brescia
Portrait of Tullia d’Aragona as Salome
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About frankyvivid
Franky Vivid is a poet and burlesque producer from Los Angeles. He is married to burlesque star Michelle L’amour, with whom he co-founded the international literary salon Naked Girls Reading in 2009. For four years he was the curator of the Everleigh Social Club in Chicago, an experiment in using Cyprianism to inform the operation of a private arts club. Vivid is a Freemasonic Knight Templar and founder of Paradise Garden #7. For more on Cyprianism and a continuing discussion about elements of The Seed and its underlying Philosophy and Practice, visit him at www.cyprianism.com.
