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Venatio amoris.

Cant. 2.
Capite nobis vulpes paruu-
las, quæ demoliuntur vi-
neas.[Bible

, Song of Solomon 2:15]

Gen. 27.
Cum venatu aliquid apprehen-
deris, affer mihi de venatione
tuâ, vt benedicat tibi anima
mea.[Bible

, Genesis 27:3]

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Cant. 2.
Capiamus nobis vulpes paruulas quæ
demoliuntur vineas.[Bible

, Song of Solomon 2:15]

L’Amour en forme de veneur
Chasse les renards de mon coeur.

[86] ↓

[blanco]

[87] ↓

Chasse d’amovr.

Dis-moy qui soit l’inuenteur des
finesses,
Des beaux desseins, des ruses & souplesses,
Le plus madré, fin, & subtil des Dieux?
Si les renards sont la plus fine race,
Puis que l’Amour les prend, attrappe &
chasse,
Il faut qu’il soit plus fin encores qu’eux.

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Possibly parallel for the pictura in:
Anteit venatio captum [66] (in: Otto Vaenius, Amorum emblemata (1608)) [Compare]
or Et annosa capitur vulpes [118] (in: Otto Vaenius, Amorum emblemata (1608)) [Compare]
Remake of image, nimbus given to Christ-child and vineyard enlarged, in: Venatio Amoris [50] (in: Ludovicus van Leuven, Amoris divini et humani antipathia (1629)) [Compare]
Parallel for the pictura (nimbus given to Christ-child, enlarged vineyard), the same Latin bible quote and French epigram in:'t Moet zyn gewied,, eer 't hooger schiet [10] (in: Jan van Hoogstraten, Zegepraal der goddelyke liefde (1709)) [Compare]

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Venatio Amoris [50] (in: Ludovicus van Leuven, Amoris divini et humani antipathia (1629))
't Moet zyn gewied,, eer 't hooger schiet [10] (in: Jan van Hoogstraten, Zegepraal der goddelyke liefde (1709))
Anteit venatio captum [66] (in: Otto Vaenius, Amorum emblemata (1608))
Et annosa capitur vulpes [118] (in: Otto Vaenius, Amorum emblemata (1608))

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The soul, carrying a rifle and holding two dogs on a leash, is hunting the 'small foxes in the vineyard' under the guidance of sacred love

beasts of prey, predatory animals: fox (+ running animal) [25F23(FOX)(+5212)]
index finger forwards, pointing, indicating [31A25552]
walking [31A2711]
walking - AA - female human figure [31AA2711]
youth, adolescent [31D12]
adult woman [31D15]
Love: 'Frau Minne' and other allegories [33C9]
dog (with NAME of kind) [34B11(GREYHOUND)]
sports, games ~ animals (+ firearms) [43C1(+412)]
fox hunting [43C111231]
hunter [43C114]
hunting dogs [43C1147]
hunting horn [43C11482]
carrying something on the head or on the shoulders [46C1215]
Subtlety, Acumen, Lucidity, Wit; 'Acutezza de l'Ingegno', 'Sottilité' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept) [52A55(+4)]
(personifications and symbolic representations of) Love; 'Amore (secondo Seneca)' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept) [56F2(+4)]
'... the little foxes that spoil the vines ...' (Song of Solomon 2:15) [71X22]
proverbs, sayings, etc. (with TEXT) [86(VENATIO AMORIS)]

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Venatio amoris. [20]

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