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  • Frostispiece of Molanus, De historia sanctarum imaginum et picturarum (1617), Antwerp, Gasparus Bellerus

    Cupid is a poetic fiction



    Molanus condemns images of Cupid because the ordinary people do not understand his poetic meaning and therefore he only has negative effects on them.

    Conflict
    Figurative vs. literal reading Sacred vs. profane imagery
    Mention
    Leuven, 1617
    Subject
    Cupid