XXX.

Specvlvm amoris.

1. Cor. 13.
Videmus¹ nunc quasi per
speculum in ænigmate,
tunc autem facie ad faciem.[Bible

, 1 Corinthians 13:12]

Cant. 1.
Ecce tu pulchra es amica mea.[Bible

, Song of Solomon 1:15]

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Cant. 2.
Ecce tu pulchra es amica mea:
Ecce tu pulcher es dilecte mi.[Bible

, Song of Solomon 1:15]

Ce miroir represente ensemble
Deux face que l’Amour assemble.

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[blanco]

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Miroir d’amovr.

Qvand tu vois ce miroir, qui dans sa
belle glace,
De deux amans vnis represente la face,
Ne crois pas que ce soit leur plus grande
vnion:
Car celle de l’Amour par sa metamor-
phose,
De leurs esprits diuers fait vne mesme
chose,
Qui est le point dernier de sa perfection.

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Remake of image, not mirrored, motto slightly different, in: Speculatio Amoris [74] (in: Ludovicus van Leuven, Amoris divini et humani antipathia (1629)) [Compare]
Parallel for the pictura (different facial expressions), for the Latin bible quote and the French epigram in:Altyt naar 't Schoonste [12] (in: Jan van Hoogstraten, Zegepraal der goddelyke liefde (1709)) [Compare]

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Speculatio Amoris [74] (in: Ludovicus van Leuven, Amoris divini et humani antipathia (1629))
Altyt naar 't Schoonste [12] (in: Jan van Hoogstraten, Zegepraal der goddelyke liefde (1709))

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Sacred love and the soul are pointing at their image in a mirror

God's perfections [11A23]
cherubs, i.e. children's heads with wings [11G1911]
radiance emanating from persons or things [22C31]
mirror [31A511]
reflection (in a mirror) [31A51111]
adult woman [31D15]
the soul during lifetime [31G1]
ornament ~ festoon, garland [48A9875]
base (~ column, pillar) [48C1613]
Perfection, Completeness; 'Perfettione', 'Operatione perfetta' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept) [51A7(+4)]
Beauty; 'Bellezza' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept) [51D4(+4)]
Completion (+ emblematical representation of concept) [54D3(+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(SPECULUM AMORIS)]

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Notes

¹

The same quotation is used in Imago amoris. [29]

Speculum amoris. [30]

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