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Amor stung by a bee, lamenting to Venus
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Amor stung by a bee, lamenting to Venus

Jan van Vianen · 1686 · etching; paper

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

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Amor is stung by a bee and comes to complain to his mother Venus. In the background, Amor with beehives. One must not remain embittered in love. Fourteenth emblem from Emblemata Amatoria.

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Credit lineAmor door een bij gestoken, klagend bij Venus. 1686. Jan van Vianen. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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