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Cupid Kneeling Beside a Symbolic Heart
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Cupid Kneeling Beside a Symbolic Heart

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 kneels before a structure representing a burning heart, from which tears flow into a jug. The tears translate the burning heart of a lover. Forty-fourth and last emblem from Emblemata Amatoria.

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Credit lineAmor geknield bij een symbolisch hart. 1686. Jan van Vianen. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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