Catching Cupid (2 results)

Condition: very_good. Gently read. May have name of previous ownership, or ex-library edition. Binding tight; spine straight and smooth, with no creasing; covers clean and crisp. Minimal signs of handling or shelving. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships USPS Media Mail.…

Antique print, titled: 'Quis enim securus amavit?' - ("Who is safe to love?"). Cupid stands by a roaring fire, holding tongs in the flames. The argument is that just like a flame cannot be caught, so the lover's heart and soul are elusive. Handcoloured etching on hand laid paper. Description: From: "Amorum Emblemata, figuris Aeneis incisa Studio Othonis Vaeni." Published in Antwerp (1608) by the Otto van Veen and printed by Hieronymus Verdussen.Artists and Engravers: Made by an anonymous engraver after 'Otto van Veen'. Otto van Veen, also known by his Latinized name Otto Venius or Octavius Vaenius, (c.1556 6 May 1629) was a painter, draughtsman, and humanist active primarily in Antwerp and Brussels in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth century. Condition: Very good, given age. The edges of the sheet faintly soiled. A tear in the top left margin corner, with an old restoration to the rear. A small nick in the lower margin. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully. Storage location: TPCRC-C15-35 The overall size is ca. 6.9 x 5.5 inch. The image size is ca. 5.7 x 4.5 inch. The overall size is ca. 17.5 x 14 cm. The image size is ca. 14.5 x 11.5 cm. …