Book Title: Andreae Alciati emblematvm libellvs.

Author: Alciati, Andrea, 1492-1550

Image Title: The Symbol of Fidelity

Description: The pictura of this emblem by the Italian jurist and writer Andrea Alciati (1492 – 1550 CE) features the personified elements of fidelity, which the subscriptio identifies as Honor, Naked Truth, and Chaste Love. Honor and Naked Truth each clasp the other’s right hand. Between them stands Chaste Love carrying a bow, his head adorned with a crown of roses. Each element plays a role in the constitution of fidelity: Honor fosters it, Love feeds it, and Truth births it.

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