I Modi: Position 8

A grayscale print depicting a nude man and woman in a sexual act. The man sits on a low, upholstered bench featuring a carved dolphin base, while the woman straddles him, facing his upper body. Her right hand rests on the bench for support, and her left hand is placed gently upon the man's head. The man rests his left hand on his own lap and his right hand behind the woman's back. Both figures are rendered with idealized, muscular physiques reminiscent of classical sculpture. The background features draped curtains and a tiled floor.

This print is part of a 19th-century series by Waldeck based on the Renaissance 'I Modi' (The Ways), a collection of erotic sonnets by Pietro Aretino accompanied by illustrations by Marcantonio Raimondi. The series serves as a notable example of the post-Renaissance revival of erotic classical motifs in European print culture.