The Sorceress

Jan van de Velde1626

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Title: The Sorceress
Creator: Jan van de Velde II
Date Created: 1626
Signatures / Inscriptions: Translation of Latin text below image: “How many evils does lust, constrained by no limit, compel, and with what asweet song drags even the purest minds of mortals into every (kind of) upheaval. [sed cito quam fallimur: something like, “but how quickly we are led astray” or “but how quickly we decline”]. Death takes over brief life, brief joy. What smiles for a moment grieves for eternity.” Translation by A. Szegedy-Maszak and Michael Roberts 2006. See object file for notes on translation.
Object Type: Prints, works of art
Object Link: See this artwork on the Davison Art Center website
Object Credit Line: Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University. Gift of Alice C. (Mrs. Isaac) Carter, 1959
Materials & Techniques: Etching. Watermark: Coat of arms with fleur-de-lis
Keywords: allegory, magic
Image Credit Line: Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (http://www.wesleyan.edu/dac/openaccess)
Bibliography: F. & v.d.k. 114; Wurzbach 114
Associated People: Created by Jan van de Velde II (Dutch, ca. 1593 - 1641)
Accession Number: 1959.16.4

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