XXXVII.

Vnio amoris.

Isaiæ 44.12.
In prunis & malleis formauit
illud.[Bible

, Isaiah 44:12]

1. Cor. 6.17.
Qui adhæret Deo, vnus Spiri-
tus efficitur cum eo.[Bible

, 1 Corinthians 6:17]

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Vnio Amoris

Ces cœurs sidentifieron
Puis qu’amour est le forgeron.

[154] ↓

[blanco]

[155] ↓

Vnion d’amovr.

Ce forgeron est vn habile maistre,
Quelle vnion ne peut-il faire
naistre
Es cœurs qui sont vrayement amoureux?
C’est luy qui veut, que les Amans main-
tiennent,
Que l’Amour fait que deux cœurs vn
deuiennent,
Et que chacun puisse deuenir deux.

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Compare/contrast: Harvey, School of the Heart, embl. 39
The soul and divine love in front of the fireplace; the fire purifies the soul: Biscoctum Amoris [55] (in: Ludovicus van Leuven, Amoris divini et humani antipathia (1629)) [Compare]
Remake of image, in: Unio Amoris [79] (in: Ludovicus van Leuven, Amoris divini et humani antipathia (1629)) [Compare]

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Biscoctum Amoris [55] (in: Ludovicus van Leuven, Amoris divini et humani antipathia (1629))
Unio Amoris [79] (in: Ludovicus van Leuven, Amoris divini et humani antipathia (1629))

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Two hearts are lying on the anvil of sacred love who gestures with his tongs at his oven; the soul is operating the bellows

God's perfections [11A23]
fire (one of the four elements) [21C]
radiance emanating from persons or things [22C31]
heart (+ variant) [31A2221(+0)]
drawing, pulling something - AA - female human figure [31AA2747]
adult woman [31D15]
the soul during lifetime [31G1]
bellows [41B1311]
smoke [41B162]
fire-tongs [41B2121]
fire, oven, furnace ~ interior of industrial structure [47A212]
smith, blacksmith [47B111]
shaping in a mould (industrial process) (+ variant) [47C621(+0)]
tools, aids, implements ~ crafts and industries: anvil [47D8(ANVIL)]
tools, aids, implements ~ crafts and industries: hammer [47D8(HAMMER)]
tools, aids, implements ~ crafts and industries: tongs [47D8(TONGS)]
Agreement, Unity; 'Concordia', 'Concordia insuperabile', 'Concordia militare', 'Concordia di Pace', 'Unione civile' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept) [54E31(+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(UNIO AMORIS)]

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Unio amoris. [37]

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