Book Title: Andreae Alciati emblematvm libellvs.

Author: Alciati, Andrea, 1492-1550

Image Title: On Taking Joy in God

Description: The pictura of this emblem by the Italian jurist and writer Andrea Alciato (1492 – 1550 CE) features mythological divine hero Ganymede being abducted by Zeus in the avatar of an eagle with the intent of making Ganymede his cup-bearer, the god having fallen in love with the youth. The subscriptio takes this to mean that those who take joy in God’s judgment and mind are taken away in rapture to be with God.

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