Portraits of Pier Francesco Mola and Niccolò Simonelli

The Roman artist Mola is known for his witty caricatures of his artist friends. In them he often made fun of himself as well, such as in this drawing. With the little symbols of a star and a sun, Mola indicated that he is on the left (the figure urinating) and his close friend, the art dealer and collector Niccolò Simonelli, on the right. The men are depicted in a corner of the gardens of Villa Pamphili in Rome.