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Emblemata amatoria Georgii Camerarii

Camerarius, Georgius, Passe, Crispijn van de, ca. 1565-1637. Thronus Cupidinis · 1627 · Venetiis : Sumpt. P.P. Tozzii : Ex typographia Sarcinea · 98 pictures

An emblem book of love imagery issued in Venice in 1627 by Georgius Camerarius, with engravings attributed to Crispijn van de Passe and printed for a learned and collecting readership. Its small framed plates show Cupid in classical settings with pastoral landscapes, mythic figures, and expressive poses, offering a designer compact compositions with clear figure groupings, bold line hatching, and vignette framing suited to historical allegory.

Love in art

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