IV.

Svperbia amoris mvndani.

Psal. 23.
Superbia eorum qui te ode-
runt, ascendit semper.[Bible

, Psalms 74:23]

Eccles. 15.
Initium omnis peccati superbia.[Bible

, Ecclesiasticus (Jesus Sirach) 10:15]

Oseæ 7.
Superbia eius humiliabitur.[Bible

, Hosea 7:10]

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Osee. 7.
Superbia eius humiliabitur.[Bible

, Hosea 7:10]

Si l’orgueil veut hausser la creste.
L’Amour luy fait baisser la teste.

[22] ↓

[blanco]

[23] ↓

Superbe de l’amour
mondain.

L’Amour diuin est humble & debon-
naire;
L’Amour mondain superbe & temeraire:
Mais le diuin est bien le plus puissant;
Car le mondain voulant hausser la creste,
L’amour diuin luy faict baisser l’ai-
grette;
Et de ses traicts le va humiliant.

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Superbiam odit [53] (in: Otto Vaenius, Amoris divini emblemata (1615)) [Compare]
Remake of image, not mirrored, the word 'mvndani' removed from the motto and a blindfolded Cupid standing on peacock's plumes added, in: Superbia Amoris [14] (in: Ludovicus van Leuven, Amoris divini et humani antipathia (1629)) [Compare]

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Superbia Amoris [14] (in: Ludovicus van Leuven, Amoris divini et humani antipathia (1629))

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Sacred love has hit a peacock with an arrow

God's perfections [11A23]
Pride; 'Superbia' (Ripa) ~ personification of one of the Seven Deadly Sins (+ angel(s)) [11N31:5(+3)]
radiance emanating from persons or things [22C31]
ornamental birds: peacock (+ animal(s) being wounded) [25F35(PEACOCK)(+62)]
heavenly love versus earthly love [33C82]
Love personified [33C91]
archer's weapons: arrow (+ handling of weapons) [45C15(ARROW)(+63)]
archer's weapons: bow (+ handling of weapons) [45C15(BOW)(+63)]
quiver [45C23]
Strength, Power; 'Fortezza', 'Fortezza d'Animo e di corpo', 'Fortezza del corpo congiunta con la generosité dell'animo', 'Fortezza & valore del corpo congiunto con la prudenza & virtù del animo', 'Forza' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept) [54A7(+4)]
(personifications and symbolic representations of) Love; 'Amore (secondo Seneca)' (Ripa) (+ clothed) [56F2(+113)]
(personifications and symbolic representations of) Love; 'Amore (secondo Seneca)' (Ripa) (+ clothed) [56F2(+123)]
(personifications and symbolic representations of) Love; 'Amore (secondo Seneca)' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept) [56F2(+4)]
Humility; 'Humilté' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept) [57A64(+4)]
Pride, Loftiness; 'Alterezza in persona nata povera civile' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept) [57AA64(+4)]
proverbs, sayings, etc. (with TEXT) [86(SUPERBIA AMORIS MUNDANI)]

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Superbia amoris mundani. [4]

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