Scene with a Feast of Love in a Circle at Center

Theodor de Bry Netherlandish

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In a circle at center, a scene with the Feast of Love in a garden with a large building in the background at right. In the forefront, five female figures and one male figure dance around a table with fruit. The male figure, at left drapes his arm around one of the female figures, while the figure at the right holds a torch. Various animals, including an eagle at lower right, a turtle at lower left, and a monkey at top center, also appear in the celebration. Around the central circle, a band with rosettes and vines growing various fruits. In the corners, inscription in Latin on ribbons.

Scene with a Feast of Love in a Circle at Center, Theodor de Bry (Netherlandish, Liège 1528–1598 Frankfurt), Engraving

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