Un Amour qui met des Aîles à une Tortuë
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Sources and parallels
- De la Feuille, Devises Et Emblemes 1697 [web], p/no. 19/8
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A cupid is fixing wings on the back of a tortoise- animals (+ wings of an animal) [25F(+342)]
- tortoises, turtles (+ changes in external appearance of animal(s)) [25F44(+48)]
- tortoises, turtles (+ forward movement of animal(s)) [25F44(+521)]
- plain [25H16]
- Swiftness, Speed; 'Agilité', 'Celerité', 'Velocité' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept) [51M11(+4)]
- Attempt, Trial (+ emblematical representation of concept) [54D11(+4)]
- proverbs, sayings, etc. (with TEXT) [86(UT SIT VELOCIOR)]
- other non-aggressive activities of Cupid [92D156]