Une Epée qui coupe un Serpent
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A hand from the clouds cuts a snake in two with a sword- snakes (+ dying animal; death of animal; dead animal) [25F42(+63)]
- snakes (+ animal killed by man) [25F42(+64)]
- clouds [26A]
- lower arm (+ holding something) [31A2243(+933)]
- man killing animal [34F12]
- hacking and thrusting weapons: sword [45C13(SWORD)]
- Hope; 'Speranza', 'Speranza delle fatiche' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept) [56D1(+4)]
- Human Life; 'Vita humana', 'Vita inquieta', 'Vita e l'animo' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept) [58B21(+4)]
- proverbs, sayings, etc. (with TEXT) [86(DUM SPIRO SPERO)]