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Virtutum fons & scaturigo [102]
LVII.
VLiet nu mildlyk liefdestroomen
Uit het Paradys gekomen,
Daer de boom des Levens bloeit,
'k Zal my zelve lang vermoeit
Aen uw water dronken drinken,
Of veel eer daer in verzinken.
Magh my dit gebeuren, Heer
Uwen naem tot eeuwige eer?
'k Heb my zelf aen U gegeven:
'k Wil my zelve niet meer leven.
Dit 's de bron van alle goet!
Och, wat smaekt haer water zoet!
Deze zuivre waterplassen
Zullen uwe Liefste wasschen
En versterken in de deucht.
Hoop, Geloof, Vertrouwen, Vreucht,
Vrientschap, Waerheit, Recht en Vrede,
't Komt hier alles, koom Gy mede.
Gy alleen zyt heel de bron,
Gy alleen de levenszon
Die den waschdom kan verleenen.
Laet ons eens voor al vereenen!
Uit het Paradys gekomen,
Daer de boom des Levens bloeit,
'k Zal my zelve lang vermoeit
Aen uw water dronken drinken,
Of veel eer daer in verzinken.
Magh my dit gebeuren, Heer
Uwen naem tot eeuwige eer?
'k Heb my zelf aen U gegeven:
'k Wil my zelve niet meer leven.
Dit 's de bron van alle goet!
Och, wat smaekt haer water zoet!
Deze zuivre waterplassen
Zullen uwe Liefste wasschen
En versterken in de deucht.
Hoop, Geloof, Vertrouwen, Vreucht,
Vrientschap, Waerheit, Recht en Vrede,
't Komt hier alles, koom Gy mede.
Gy alleen zyt heel de bron,
Gy alleen de levenszon
Die den waschdom kan verleenen.
Laet ons eens voor al vereenen!
Translations
Literature
Sources and parallels
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Remake of image (not mirrored) in: Virtutum fons est et scaturigo [57] (in: Otto Vaenius, Amoris divini emblemata (1615))
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- Virtutum fons est et scaturigo [57] (in: Otto Vaenius, Amoris divini emblemata (1615))
Iconclass
The human soul is drinking from the fountain of sacred love who is pouring attributes of virtues into the water- God's perfections
[11A23]
- Faith, 'Fides'; 'Fede', 'Fede catholica', 'Fede christiana', 'Fede christiana catholica' (Ripa) ~ one of the Three Theological
Virtues (+ angel(s))
[11M31:5(+3)]
- Hope, 'Spes'; 'Speranza divina e certa' (Ripa) ~ one of the Three Theological Virtues (+ angel(s))
[11M32:5(+3)]
- Prudence, 'Prudentia'; 'Prudenza' (Ripa) ~ one of the Four Cardinal Virtues (+ angel(s))
[11M41:5(+3)]
- Temperance, 'Temperantia'; 'Temperanza' (Ripa) ~ one of the Four Cardinal Virtues (+ angel(s))
[11M42:5(+3)]
- Fortitude, 'Fortitudo' ~ one of the Four Cardinal Virtues (+ angel(s))
[11M43:5(+3)]
- Justice, 'Justitia'; 'Giustitia divina' (Ripa) ~ one of the Four Cardinal Virtues (+ angel(s))
[11M44:5(+3)]
- fire (one of the four elements)
[21C]
- water (one of the four elements)
[21D]
- radiance emanating from persons or things
[22C31]
- river
[25H213]
- landscape with tower or castle
[25I5]
- landscape with bridge, viaduct or aqueduct
[25I6]
- kneeling figure
[31A233]
- throwing something
[31A2741]
- mirror
[31A511]
- the soul during lifetime
[31G1]
- container of ceramics: jar, jug, pot, vase
[41A773]
- drinking
[41C12]
- utilitarian, public pump or water fountain
[44E14]
- scales
[46B3311]
- bit
[46C131612]
- reins
[46C131613]
- parts of ship's exterior: anchor
[46C215(ANCHOR)]
- column, pillar ~ architecture
[48C161]
- pedestal of a piece of sculpture (perhaps in the form of a herm)
[48C244]
- (personifications and symbolic representations of) Love; 'Amore (secondo Seneca)' (Ripa) (+ clothed with wings)
[56F2(+1331)]
- (personifications and symbolic representations of) Love; 'Amore (secondo Seneca)' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of
concept)
[56F2(+4)]
- Virtuousness; 'Amor di Virtù', 'Attione virtuosa', 'Guida sicura de' veri honori', 'Virtù', 'Virtù insuperabile' (Ripa) (+
emblematical representation of concept)
[57A6(+4)]
- proverbs, sayings, etc. (with TEXT)
[86(VIRTUTUM FONS EST ET SCATURIGO)]