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Cupid Hangs a Number One on a Tree
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Cupid Hangs a Number One on a Tree

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 holds a sign with the number one in his hand and hangs it in a tree. Under his foot, he tramples the sign with the numbers one, two, and three. Just as a divided stream loses its strength in its course, so divided love also loses its strength. Thirty-sixth emblem from Emblemata Amatoria.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineAmor hangt een nummer één aan een boom. 1686. Jan van Vianen. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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