Having one of the major works of Niccolo Machiavelli "Il Principe" (The Prince) in mind in order to find a title for this image, happened already during my working at this “Italian” piece, which is pretty unusual for me. Normally my work is finished, before a title comes to mind. Concerning the colors, the term “Terracotta” bounced around in my head, and this grotesque guy unites contradictory feelings and attributes just as the whole image does, merging in an aesthetic sense, yet in their origin representing quite different layers of content. Many images in one image, but not structured in space or grouped, but instead intrinsically interwoven. On the one hand this ruler “plant” with weaponry and loudspeaker is the dominant part of the image, therefore the ironic title in contrast with his rampant look. On the other hand there are many personal aspects, but for the viewer they can be perfectly attributed to the main figure and thus they enhance this “very special” homage of the prince.