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VIS AMORIS.
Love’s might
Aligerum fulmen fregit deus aliger, igne
Dum demonstrat uti est fortior ignis amor.[1]
The winged god has broken the winged thunderbolt, showing that there is a fire more powerful than fire - and that is Love.
Notes:
1. This is a translation of Anthologia graeca 16.250.
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- Livret des emblemes (1536), Paris: Vis Amoris. Force damour.
- Les Emblemes (1539), Paris: Vis Amoris. Force damour.
- Les Emblemes (1542), Paris: Vis Amoris. Force d'Amour.
- Emblematum libellus (1542), Paris: Vis Amoris. Krafft der Lieb.
- Los Emblemas (1549), Lyon: La fuerça del Amor.
- Emblemes (1549), Lyons: Force d'Amour.
- Emblemata (1550), Lyon: Vis amoris.
- Emblemata (1551), Lyon: Vis amoris.
- Diverse imprese (1551), Lyon: Forza dAmore.
- Emblematum libri II (Stockhamer) (1556), Lyon: Vis amoris.
- Toutes les emblemes (1558), Lyon: Force dAmour.
- Liber emblematum ... Kunstbuch (1567), Franckfurt am Main: Vis Amoris. Gewalt der Lieb.
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Relating to the image:
- animals (+ wings of an animal) [25F(+342)] Search | Browse Iconclass
- attributes of Jupiter (with NAME) [92B18(THUNDERBOLT)] Search | Browse Iconclass
- blindfold [31A3191] Search | Browse Iconclass
- clouds [26A] Search | Browse Iconclass
- Cupid disarming the strong; the Power of Love [92D151] Search | Browse Iconclass
- flame [41B121] Search | Browse Iconclass
- lightning, flash of lightning, thunderbolt [2.60E+03] Search | Browse Iconclass
- mysterious phenomena and occurrences ~ fire and heat [13A34(+0)] Search | Browse Iconclass
- standing, leaning, sitting or lying with legs apart (+ standing) [31A26114(+51)] Search | Browse Iconclass
- youth, adolescent (+ nude human being) [31D12(+89)] Search | Browse Iconclass
Relating to the text:
- 'Forza d'amore, Forza d'amore si nell'acqua come in terra' (Ripa) [56F2515] Search | Browse Iconclass
- Strength, Power; 'Fortezza', 'Fortezza d'Animo e di corpo', 'Fortezza del corpo congiunta con la generosità dell'animo', 'Fortezza & valore del corpo congiunto con la prudenza & virtù del animo', 'Forza' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept) [54A7(+4):56F2(+4)] Search | Browse Iconclass
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