VI.

Tyrannis amoris mvndani.

Ioan. 8.
Omnis qui facit peccatum,
seruus est peccati.[Bible

, John 8:34]

Isaiæ 43.
Seruire me fecisti in peccatis.[Bible

, Isaiah 43:24]

Isaiæ 5.
Væ qui trahitis iniquitatem in
funiculis vanitatis.[Bible

, Isaiah 5:18]

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Ioan. 34.
Omnis qui facit peccatum,
seruus est peccati.[Bible

, John 8:34]

C’est bien ainsy que venus traitte,
Ceux qu’elle attele a sa charrette.

[30] ↓

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[31] ↓

Tyrannie de l’amovr
mondain.

Qvitte tes fers, ô ame prisonniere,
Prends garde à toy, & retourne en
arriere,
Las que fais-tu, mortel, ouure les yeux,
Quoy, voudras-tu, qu’vne Venus infame
Frappe, gourmande, & traite ainsi ton
ame,
Princesse née pour regner dans les cieux?

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Contrast: Pro quanta potentia regni est Venus alma tui [frontispiece] (in: Otto Vaenius, Amorum emblemata (1608)) [Compare]
Remake of image, not mirrored, the word 'mvndani' removed from the motto, in: Tyrannis Amoris [25] (in: Ludovicus van Leuven, Amoris divini et humani antipathia (1629)) [Compare]

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Tyrannis Amoris [25] (in: Ludovicus van Leuven, Amoris divini et humani antipathia (1629))

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The human soul is pulling the chariot of Venus, while Cupid threatens to use the whip Sacred love opens the vein of the soul for bloodletting

other birds: dove [25F39(DOVE)]
other birds: dove (+ flying animal(s)) [25F39(DOVE)(+5262)]
drawing, pulling something - AA - female human figure [31AA2747]
adult woman [31D15]
heavenly love versus earthly love [33C82]
chariot, triumphal car [43A421]
archer's weapons: bow [45C15(BOW)]
whip (+ variant) [46C1463(+0)]
tools, aids, implements ~ crafts and industries: rope [47D8(ROPE)]
Authority, Power; 'Dominio', 'Giurisdittione' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept) [53C11(+4)]
Servility (+ emblematical representation of concept) [53CC12(+4)]
(personifications and symbolic representations of) Love; 'Amore (secondo Seneca)' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept) [56F2(+4)]
proverbs, sayings, etc. (with TEXT) [86(TYRANNIS AMORIS MUNDANI)]
triumph of Venus; 'Carro di Venere' (Ripa) [92C478]
attributes of Venus (with NAME) [92C48(DOVE)]
Cupid struggling with or tormenting other persons, abstract concepts, (fabulous) animals, etc. [92D142]
attributes of Cupid (with NAME) [92D18(BOW)]
God's perfections [11A23]
angel(s) represented as child(ren) [11G191]
radiance emanating from persons or things [22C31]
kneeling figure [31A233]
sitting on an elevation - AA - female human figure [31AA2352]
fever [31A4611]
adult woman [31D15]
heavenly love versus earthly love [33C82]
Love: 'Frau Minne' and other allegories [33C9]
stool [41A7211]
cushion [41A7221]
container of metal: bucket, can, canister, drum, tin [41A771]
walking-stick, staff [41D263]
patient, sick person [49G2]
bleeding, blood-letting, e.g.: with the aid of cupping-glasses [49G34]
Liberation (+ emblematical representation of concept) [51E12(+4):56A21(+4)]
(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)]
proverbs, sayings, etc. (with TEXT) [86(FEBRIS AMORIS MUNDANI)]

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Tyrannis amoris mundani. [6]

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