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Cupid on a Deer Hunt
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Cupid on a Deer Hunt

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 has aimed his arrow and bow at a running deer. In the foreground lies a shot deer. Love is only hunting, not seeking, for those who do not intend to marry. Twenty-sixth emblem from Emblemata Amatoria.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printboekillustratiestag-huntinggame, hunted animals
Credit lineAmor op hertenjacht. 1686. Jan van Vianen. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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