XVII.

Sacrificivm amoris.

Prou. 23.
Fili, præbe mihi cor tuum.[Bible

, Proverbs 23:26]

Exod. 34.
Immola mihi omne primogeni-
tum.[Bible

, Exodus 34:20]

Psalm. 94.
Redde Altissimo vota tua.[Bible

, Psalms 50:14]

Psalm. 115.
Dirupisti Domine vincula mea,
tibi sacrificabo hostiam lau-
dis.[Bible

, Psalms 116:16]

Psalm. 50.
Cor contritum et humiliatum
Deus non despicies.[Bible

, Psalms 51:19]

[73] ↓

Cor contritum & humiliatum
Deus non despicies.[Bible

, Psalms 51:19]

L’Amour est Dieu et son offrande
N’est que le cœur qu’il nous demande.

[74] ↓

[blanco]

[75/Cij] ↓

Sacrifice d’amovr.

L’Amour en fin content de sa vi-
ctoire,
Estant aßis sur l’autel de sa gloire,
Pour receuoir des offres & des vœux:
L’ame qui est gagée à son seruice,
Son propre cœur luy donne en sacrifice,
Et le victime à l’ardeur de ses feux.

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Use of same quotation: Harvey, School of the Heart, embl. 14
Remake of image, in: Sacrificium Amoris [69] (in: Ludovicus van Leuven, Amoris divini et humani antipathia (1629)) [Compare]

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Sacrificium Amoris [69] (in: Ludovicus van Leuven, Amoris divini et humani antipathia (1629))

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The human soul is offering its heart on a plate to sacred love

God's perfections [11A23]
cherubs, i.e. children's heads with wings [11G1911]
angel(s) with other object(s), e.g. weapons [11G1926]
love towards God; 'Amore verso Iddio' (Ripa) [11Q01]
radiance emanating from persons or things [22C31]
heart [31A2221]
kneeling on both knees - AA - female human figure [31AA2331]
sitting on an elevation [31A2352]
the soul in eternity [31G4]
serving-dish, platter [41C342]
throne [44B1212]
archer's weapons: arrow [45C15(ARROW)]
archer's weapons: bow [45C15(BOW)]
Servility (+ emblematical representation of concept) [53CC12(+4)]
Sacrifice (+ emblematical representation of concept) [55C221(+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(SACRIFICIUM AMORIS)]

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Sacrificium amoris. [17]

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