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Amorum emblemata, figuris aeneis incisa

Veen, Otto van, 1556-1629, Bol, Cornelius, fl. 1608-1614 · 1608 · Antuerpiae : Venalia apud auctorem, prostant apud Hieronymum Verdussen · 127 pictures

An emblem book of love mottoes by the Antwerp painter Otto van Veen, engraved by Cornelis Bol and published in Antwerp in 1608 for educated readers of Latin, Dutch and French verse. Each plate sets a winged Cupid in an oval frame with a cartouche border, holding a candle, bow, quiver or bird against a landscape of hills, trees and distant towns.

Emblems · Love in art

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