Allegory of Love

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Allegory of Love
ca. 1624
Hendrick Jansz. Ter Brugghen

The artist is fascinated by the interplay of surfaces and does not engage in a psychological study of the character, focusing instead on the allegorical meaning: an arrow as a symbol of Love (Cupid's arrow) and a roguishly tilted feather in the hair as a lure of adventure.