Book Title: Pia desideria : emblematis elegiis & affectibus SS. Patrum illustrata / authore Hermanno Hugone Societatis Iesu ; ad Vrbanum VIII, Pont. Max.

Author: Hugo, Herman, 1588-1629

Image Title: Book III, Emblem x

Description: The pictura of this emblem by the Jesuit priest Herman Hugo (1588 – 1629 CE) allegorically figures thematic elements of its ensuing scripture citation and poem. An angel has come to release the supplicant imprisoned in a large birdcage. The prison represents the supplicant’s regard for the body as a compound that prevents her from enjoying the freedom of heaven. A smaller birdcage hangs from the limb above, from which its captive has flown and soars the skies.

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