Un Cupidon tenant un Cœur à la main & un Monstre qui le suit
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Literature
Sources and parallels
- De la Feuille, Devises Et Emblemes 1697 [web], p/no. 51/12
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A cupid with a heart in his hand is pursued by a monster with four heads- 'hydra'; 'Hidra' (Ripa) [25FF4231(+7511)]
- heart [31A2221]
- flight, running away; pursuing [33B9]
- Protection; 'Custodia', 'Difesa contra nimici, malefici & venefici', 'Difesa contra pericoli', 'Riparo da i tradimenti' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept) [54E42(+4)]
- (personifications and symbolic representations of) Love; 'Amore (secondo Seneca)' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept) [56F2(+4)]
- proverbs, sayings, etc. (with TEXT) [86(NEMO À ME ARRIPIET)]
- other non-aggressive activities of Cupid [92D156]