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Cupid Steering the Compass
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The hand of God emerges from a cloud holding a compass, drawing a circle on a heart. Amor, holding a burning torch in one hand, also holds the compass and pulls it in the other direction, so the circle is not round. Depiction of the struggle between divine and earthly love.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineAmor bestuurt de passer. 1635 - 1692. Justus van den Nijpoort. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
