Book Title: Andreae Alciati emblematvm libellvs.

Author: Alciati, Andrea, 1492-1550

Image Title: Love’s Might

Description: The pictura of this emblem by the Italian jurist and writer Andrea Alciati (1492 – 1550 CE) features Cupid, the god of love, breaking the winged thunderbolt. The subscriptio treats of Cupid’s triumph as illustrative of the surpassing power of Love’s fire, even over that of actual fire.

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