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Love Next to a Coat of Arms
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Love Next to a Coat of Arms

Bernard Picart · 1702 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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The personification of Love, the divine virtue, shows a burning heart and leans on a coat of arms with a cardinal's hat. Next to her are her two children and the pelican, which feeds its young with its own blood.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printCharity, 'Caritas'
Credit lineLiefde naast een wapenschild. 1702. Bernard Picart. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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