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Amor by a bird trap
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Amor by a bird trap

Jan van Vianen · 1686 · etching; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Amor catches birds in a landscape. Love causes man to wish to be captured and to exchange his freedom for love. Third emblem from Emblemata Amatoria.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printboekillustratiefowling, fowlerfinch trap, finchery
Credit lineAmor bij een vogelval. 1686. Jan van Vianen. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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