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Two putti trying to make fire
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Two putti try in vain to strike a spark from a heart by striking it with a flint to make a fire with a tinderbox. Broken arrows lie on the ground. One-sided love cannot catch fire like a spark and will not take hold. Eighth emblem from Emblemata Amatoria.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineTwee putti proberen vuur te maken. 1686. Jan van Vianen. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
