Antique Print-GIRL-CHERUB-DEATH-WITHOUT-LOVE-Vaenius-c.17th c.

Description Print of a girl and a cherub, accompanied by a poem that reads: “Without love, death. The soul or love does not reign; Is heavily weighted. Weak, anguished, and lifeless; She always hangs down there.” Made by an anonymous engraver after Otto Vaenius. Medium: Engraving on hand laid (verge) paper. Sheet size: 9 x 15.1 cm (3.54 x 5.94 inch). Image size: 7.5 x 12.8 cm. (2.95 x 5.04 inch). Condition: good, given age. Attached to carrier at top. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully. GIRL-CHERUB-DEATH-WITHOUT-LOVE | PCO-C43-24 BACKGROUND INFORMATION Published by Landry. Biography artist: Otto van Veen, also known by his Latinized names Otto Venius or Octavius Vaenius (1556 ? 6 May 1629), was a painter, draughtsman, and humanist active primarily in Antwerp and Brussels in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. He is known for his paintings of religious and mythological scenes, allegories and portraits, which he produced in his large workshop in Antwerp. He further designed several emblem books, and was from 1594 or 1595 to 1598 the teacher of Rubens.