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Amor in a bear licking her young Emblemes d'Amour (title object) Amor kneels at a bear licking her cub. Like the bear hair has young licks while growing up, so lovers will abide by each other through sex with each other. Sixth emblem of Emblemata Amatoria. Manufacturer : printmaker Jan van Vianen Place manufacture: Northern Netherlands Date: 1686 Physical features: etching material: paper Technique: etching Dimensions: sheet: H 145 mm × W 95 mmToelichtingPrent used as book illustration in: Emblemata Amatoria: emblemes d'Amour Quatre Langue, 1686. Subject: (story of) Cupid, Amor (Eros) beasts o
Amor in a bear licking her young Emblemes d'Amour (title object) Amor kneels at a bear licking her cub. Like the bear hair has young licks while growing up, so lovers will abide by each other through sex with each other. Sixth emblem of Emblemata Amatoria. Manufacturer : printmaker Jan van Vianen Place manufacture: Northern Netherlands Date: 1686 Physical features: etching material: paper Technique: etching Dimensions: sheet: H 145 mm × W 95 mmToelichtingPrent used as book illustration in: Emblemata Amatoria: emblemes d'Amour Quatre Langue, 1686. Subject: (story of) Cupid, Amor (Eros) beasts of prey, predatory animals: bear (+ animals used symbolically)
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