Omnia vincit Amor

In a landscape, Cupid overcoming Pan kneeling on the ground to left, with his pipes and staff on the ground, to left two nymphs watch and gesture towards them.

Etching, circa 1600, lettered at bottom center 'A. C. in.'

After the etching by Agostino Carracci dated 1599 (Bohlin 210, Bartch 116).

According to Diane Bohlin's report, this is one of twelve printed copies of Augustine's engraving, against which it is in counterpart. The remarkable number of coeval copies demonstrates the great success the composition enjoyed among his contemporaries.

Omnia vincit amor is a Latin expression meaning “love conquers all,” “love triumphs over everything.” It is the first hemistich of verse 69 of Virgil's Egloga X: Omnia vincit amor: et nos cedamus amori (literally, “Love conquers all, let us also surrender to love”).

A very good impression, printed on contemporary laid paper and trimmed to the platemark, in good condition.

Bibliografia

Bartsch, Le Peintre graveur (XVIII.103.116); Bohlin 1979, Prints and related drawings by the Carracci family n. 210, copia 11.